Total Crime Rate

64.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 17.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Beacon Hill Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow , and the 392nd 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 Beacon Hill Lane (ME3 8PF) in the last 12 months was 64.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% lower 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 Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beacon Hill Lane (ME3 8PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old School Court (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beacon Hill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chattenden Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tudor Grove —
Sep 2025Other theft Tudor Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old George Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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