Total Crime Rate

120.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 120.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Palm Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Palm Drive (ME1 2EZ) in the last 12 months was 120.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% higher than the Fort Horsted average (84.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palm Drive (ME1 2EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Summerson Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kent Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Palm Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Fairway Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Summerson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windward Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawser Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Kent Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Palm Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palm Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Tideway —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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