Total Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 25th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted , and the 261st lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sussex Drive (ME5 0NP) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% lower than the Fort Horsted average (84.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sussex Drive (ME5 0NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southbourne Grove, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peacock Rise (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sussex Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Juniper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brendon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peacock Rise
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southbourne Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillborough Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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