Total Crime Rate

228.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 228.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 40th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Road (ME12 3PU) in the last 12 months was 228.6 per 1,000 residents and was 101.4% higher than the Queenborough and Halfway average (113.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 92.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 93.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (ME12 3PU), the main crime hotspot is near Worcester Close. Police recorded 36 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 New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lavender Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worcester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Worcester Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hopsons Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hopsons Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Larch End Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lapwing Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Charles Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prince Charles Avenue —
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Data Sources

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