Crime Rates at Medway Close, Sittingbourne, ME10 1LP

Medway Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Borden and Grove Park , and the 189th lowest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Medway Close (ME10 1LP) in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% lower than the Borden and Grove Park average (58.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Medway Close (ME10 1LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chaucer Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manor Grove (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.