Total Crime Rate
106.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 128th highest crime rate of 454 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 High Street (ME12 3QD) in the last 12 months was 106.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% lower than the Queenborough and Halfway average (113.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (ME12 3QD), the main crime hotspot is near Petfield Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Queenborough and Halfway| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tams Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nunnery Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tams Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Love Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince Charles Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince Charles Avenue | — |
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