Total Crime Rate

191.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.4 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 191.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.9 10/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle 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

Lower Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 60th 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 Lower Road (ME12 3SU) in the last 12 months was 191.3 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 87.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Road (ME12 3SU), the main crime hotspot is near Windmill Quay Road, with 2 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Road area

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