Crime Rates at Petunia Avenue, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, ME12 3TS

Petunia Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 179th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Petunia Avenue (ME12 3TS) in the last 12 months was 82.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% lower than the Queenborough and Halfway average (113.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Petunia Avenue (ME12 3TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Myrtle Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tulip Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.