Total Crime Rate
37.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barrington Close area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted , and the 236th 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 Barrington Close (ME5 0PG) in the last 12 months was 37.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% lower than the Fort Horsted average (80.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barrington Close (ME5 0PG), the main crime hotspot is near Silverweed Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wayfield & Weeds Wood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Myrtle Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadside Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Heather Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Myrtle Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bradfields Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradfields Avenue West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Campanula Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Campanula Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Walderslade Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gorse Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gorse Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walderslade Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Silverweed Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Silverweed Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sharon Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sorrell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Myrtle Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadside Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.