Total Crime Rate

220.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 220.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.1 10/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gorse Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted , and the 81st highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gorse Avenue (ME5 0UL) in the last 12 months was 220.9 per 1,000 residents and was 161.9% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 92.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gorse Avenue (ME5 0UL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Gorse Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rugby Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teasel Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sharon Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Oak Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Silverweed Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Rugby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Silverweed Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bleakwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teasel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sharon Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Acres Green Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Heather Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Rugby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rugby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sharon Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Silverweed Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glayton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walderslade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yarrow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yarrow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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