Total Crime Rate

68.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 68.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hopewell Drive area has the 18th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hempstead & Wigmore , and the 375th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hopewell Drive (ME5 7NN) in the last 12 months was 68.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% higher than the Hempstead & Wigmore average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hopewell Drive (ME5 7NN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hopewell Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tramways Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chickfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Settington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wiltshire Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerset Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Church Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Church Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tramways Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tramways Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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