Total Crime Rate

16.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 16.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 5.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Dargets Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted , and the 66th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dargets Road (ME5 8BL) in the last 12 months was 16.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dargets Road (ME5 8BL), the main crime hotspot is near Silver Birches. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dargets Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Birches Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Birches Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marion Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Marion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other crime Silver Birches Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Silver Birches Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silver Birches Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silver Birches Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Birches Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Birches Under investigation
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Data Sources

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