Crime Rate in Princes Park, ward

Princes Park has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Medway district and the 3584th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 581st highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Princes Park in the last 12 months was 61.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% lower than the Medway district average (109.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Princes Park’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 250 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -56.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 283 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Princes Park ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Emily Road. Police recorded 190 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.