Total Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 85.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Drugs 24.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Knights Templar Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cuxton, Halling & Riverside , and the 297th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knights Templar Way (ME2 2ZA) in the last 12 months was 85.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knights Templar Way (ME2 2ZA), the main crime hotspot is near Norman Close. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Cuxton, Halling & Riverside

Crime Over Time in Knights Templar Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nunnery Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nunnery Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Norman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norman Close —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 5 of 5

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑