Total Crime Rate
20.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Redwing Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hempstead & Wigmore , and the 106th lowest 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 Redwing Road (ME5 7TH) in the last 12 months was 20.5 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% lower 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Redwing Road (ME5 7TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dove Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Solent Gardens (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hempstead & Wigmore| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shackleton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Coverdale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dove Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fisher Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halifax Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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