Total Crime Rate

63.3 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 63.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Forge Cottages area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in All Saints , and the 408th lowest 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 Forge Cottages (ME3 8QT) in the last 12 months was 63.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% lower than the All Saints average (66.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forge Cottages (ME3 8QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newlands Farm Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bellwood Court (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Forge Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newlands Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newlands Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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