Total Crime Rate

126.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 126.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 6/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Wiltshire Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hempstead & Wigmore , and the 207th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wiltshire Close (ME5 7SP) in the last 12 months was 126.4 per 1,000 residents and was 144.0% higher than the Hempstead & Wigmore average (51.8 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 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 86.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wiltshire Close (ME5 7SP), the main crime hotspot is near Sheridan Close. Police recorded 18 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 Wiltshire Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Wiltshire Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingfisher Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Devon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shanklin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downsview Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerset Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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