Total Crime Rate

19.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 19.1 2/10
  • Violent crimes 13.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 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
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Silverweed Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted , and the 82nd lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Silverweed Road (ME5 0UD) in the last 12 months was 19.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silverweed Road (ME5 0UD), 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 Silverweed Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foxglove Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silverweed Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sorrell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walderslade Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gorse Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gorse Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campanula Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campanula Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Yarrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silverweed Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sharon Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadside Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadside Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Heather Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walderslade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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