Total Crime Rate

221.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 221.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.2 10/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lodge Hill Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow , and the 80th 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 Lodge Hill Lane (ME3 8NP) in the last 12 months was 221.8 per 1,000 residents and was 199.3% higher than the Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow average (74.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 91.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lodge Hill Lane (ME3 8NP), the main crime hotspot is near Elmwood Road. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lodge Hill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Terrace —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft North Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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