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

Blackthorn Avenue 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 Blackthorn Avenue (ME5 8ED) 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 Blackthorn Avenue (ME5 8ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Silver Birches, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Yard (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blackthorn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Silver Birches Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Silver Birches Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Birches Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duchess Of Kent Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Birches Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silver Birches Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sundridge Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silver Birches Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Birches Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Birches Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kenwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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