Total Crime Rate

91.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 91.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bluebell Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 152nd 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 Bluebell Close (ME12 3TP) in the last 12 months was 91.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 45.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bluebell Close (ME12 3TP), the main crime hotspot is near Myrtle Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bluebell Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lupin Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nettle Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotton Thistle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nautilus Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nautilus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nautilus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Myrtle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Myrtle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tulip Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nautilus Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plover Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspen Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laurel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspen Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspen Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plover Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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