Total Crime Rate

158.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.0 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 158.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Ratcliffe Highway area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in All Saints , and the 134th 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 Ratcliffe Highway (ME3 8PU) in the last 12 months was 158.5 per 1,000 residents and was 139.5% higher than the All Saints average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 67.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ratcliffe Highway (ME3 8PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Voisin Close, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hedge Rows (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ratcliffe Highway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Blackman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Voisin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Voisin Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayhill Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berberis Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Fourwents Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farman Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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