Total Crime Rate
23.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Yarrow Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted , and the 136th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Yarrow Road (ME5 0RL) in the last 12 months was 23.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.5% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Yarrow Road (ME5 0RL), the main crime hotspot is near Silverweed Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 13 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Sharon Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rugby Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Teasel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mayweed Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayweed Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayweed Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rugby Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sedge Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rugby Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Silverweed Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Silverweed Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Silverweed Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Rugby Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sharon Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sharon Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Teasel Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayweed Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarrow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larkspur Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarrow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Larkspur Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Amanda Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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