Total Crime Rate

19.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 19.2 2/10
  • Violent crimes 7.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Nelson Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 47th lowest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nelson Avenue (ME12 3SE) in the last 12 months was 19.2 per 1,000 residents and was 81.7% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Avenue (ME12 3SE), the main crime hotspot is near Hopsons Place. Police recorded 25 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 Nelson Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopsons Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2008 —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hopsons Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drake Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chiddingfold Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopsons Place 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 2026Public order High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Prince Charles Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft B2008 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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