Total Crime Rate

211.3 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 211.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gordon Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow , and the 85th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gordon Road (ME3 9ET) in the last 12 months was 211.3 per 1,000 residents and was 185.1% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 140.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordon Road (ME3 9ET), the main crime hotspot is near Pottery Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gordon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pottery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pottery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pottery Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pottery Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herdsdown Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Pottery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pottery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Singleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pottery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Potters Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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