Total Crime Rate

87.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 87.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Derby Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Twydall , and the 288th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Derby Road (ME5 7JF) in the last 12 months was 87.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% higher than the Twydall average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derby Road (ME5 7JF), the main crime hotspot is near Watling Street. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Derby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Malvern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Malvern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Malvern Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cleave Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cleave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cleave Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watling Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holmside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Holmside Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Holmside Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watling Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Watling Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watling Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Allison Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watling Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Watling Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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