Total Crime Rate

133.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 133.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Sussex Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted , and the 189th 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 Sussex Drive (ME5 0NJ) in the last 12 months was 133.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% higher than the Fort Horsted average (84.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 130.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sussex Drive (ME5 0NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Kings Oak Mews. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sussex Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bleakwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glayton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southbourne Grove —
Sep 2025Other theft Acres Green Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Oak Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Juniper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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