Total Crime Rate
50.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025De Havilland Walk 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 De Havilland Walk (ME4 6FH) 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 De Havilland Walk (ME4 6FH), 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.
View Crime In Fort Horsted| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Highview Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highview Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Highview Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Highview Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Highview Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highview Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marconi Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Highview Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Highview Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Highview Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Highview Drive | Under investigation |
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