Total Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.5 5/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.2 9/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Dakota Drive area has the 25th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted , and the 342nd lowest 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 Dakota Drive (ME4 6FG) in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% lower than the Fort Horsted average (84.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dakota Drive (ME4 6FG), the main crime hotspot is near Highview Drive. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dakota Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marconi Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Highview Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highview Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highview Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Highview Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Highview Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Highview Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Highview Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Highview Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highview Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Highview Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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