Crime Rate in Fort Pitt, ward

Fort Pitt has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Medway district and the 1022nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 114th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Fort Pitt in the last 12 months was 125.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% higher than the Medway district average (109.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Fort Pitt’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 710 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 9 cases , down -18.2% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -23.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 848 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Fort Pitt ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 326 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Shopping Area (67 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.