Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.4 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 142.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 44.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

New Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 84th highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Road (ME12 3PU) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% higher than the Queenborough and Halfway average (105.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (ME12 3PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Worcester Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hopsons Place (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopsons Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Larch End —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harps Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Harps Avenue Under investigation
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 2026Burglary Prince Charles Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopsons Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Scocles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whybornes Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hopsons Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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