Total Crime Rate

71.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Sedge Crescent area has the 16th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted , and the 359th highest 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 Sedge Crescent (ME5 0QE) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 41.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sedge Crescent (ME5 0QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yarrow Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Valerian Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sedge Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayweed Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larkspur Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yarrow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yarrow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayweed Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayweed Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Larkspur Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mayweed Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sedge Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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