Total Crime Rate

151.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 151.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 10.8 5/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Speedwell Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted , and the 146th 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 Speedwell Avenue (ME5 0SA) in the last 12 months was 151.1 per 1,000 residents and was 88.8% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Speedwell Avenue (ME5 0SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Silverweed Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Yarrow Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Speedwell Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campanula Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foxglove Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gorse Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gorse Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Heather Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Yarrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sharon Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sorrell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silverweed Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silverweed Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Pimpernel Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campanula Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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