Total Crime Rate

64.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 64.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Other theft 17.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Trent Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Hempstead & Wigmore , and the 396th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Trent Road (ME5 8JH) in the last 12 months was 64.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% higher than the Hempstead & Wigmore average (51.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Trent Road (ME5 8JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Richmond Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Defoe Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Trent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fowey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christie Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Kingston Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Defoe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greenwich Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burmarsh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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