Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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
  • Violent crimes 75.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Echo Walk 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 Echo Walk (ME12 3RF) 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 Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Echo Walk (ME12 3RF), the main crime hotspot is near Tams Gardens. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Echo Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Tams Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tams Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tams Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tams Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baldwin Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tams Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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