Total Crime Rate

293.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 293.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 104.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.2 10/10
  • Other theft 32.1 10/10
  • Burglary 16.1 10/10
  • Other crime 16.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.1 10/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Gorse Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted , and the 54th 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 0UP) in the last 12 months was 293.2 per 1,000 residents and was 266.3% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 104.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gorse Avenue (ME5 0UP), the main crime hotspot is near Silverweed Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 14 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campanula Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silverweed Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silverweed Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Heather Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walderslade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walderslade Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campanula Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sharon Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sorrell Road Under investigation
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 Glayton Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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