Total Crime Rate
62.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rivenhall Court area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow , and the 408th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rivenhall Court (ME3 9FL) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% lower than the Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow average (71.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -34.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rivenhall Court (ME3 9FL), the main crime hotspot is near Braeburn Drive. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoke Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Braeburn Drive | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rivenhall Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gamelan Crescent | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Braeburn Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Braeburn Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Braeburn Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Braeburn Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Braeburn Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tenor Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tenor Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peal Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gudgeon Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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