Crime Rate in Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow, ward

Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Medway district and the 3094th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 427th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow in the last 12 months was 74.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% lower than the Medway district average (109.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 486 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 183.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -32.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 534 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Elmwood Road, with 77 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Pottery Road (35 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.