Total Crime Rate

66.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitehead Drive area has the 20th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cuxton, Halling & Riverside , and the 384th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitehead Drive (ME2 2FT) in the last 12 months was 66.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% lower than the Cuxton, Halling & Riverside average (124.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehead Drive (ME2 2FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Butlers Park Way (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitehead Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rileys Park Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehead Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ranscombe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillshaw Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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