Total Crime Rate

193.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 193.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Other crime 12.3 10/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 5th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cuxton, Halling & Riverside , and the 93rd 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 Whitehead Drive (ME2 2FY) in the last 12 months was 193.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 73.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehead Drive (ME2 2FY), 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehead Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rileys Park Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillshaw Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ranscombe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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