Total Crime Rate

67.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.8 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 67.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Buckthorne Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 217th highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buckthorne Road (ME12 3RP) in the last 12 months was 67.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckthorne Road (ME12 3RP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poppy Crescent, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchid Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Buckthorne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penny Cress Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penny Cress Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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