Total Crime Rate

100.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harps Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 138th highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harps Avenue (ME12 3PL) in the last 12 months was 100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% lower than the Queenborough and Halfway average (105.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harps Avenue (ME12 3PL), the main crime hotspot is near Hopsons Place. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harps Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Scocles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Prince Charles Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harps Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Larch End —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hopsons Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopsons Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopsons Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Harps Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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