Total Crime Rate
47.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vixen Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Hempstead & Wigmore , and the 317th 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 Vixen Close (ME5 8LL) in the last 12 months was 47.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vixen Close (ME5 8LL), the main crime hotspot is near Shackleton Close. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Princes Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Defiant Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Vixen Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barleymow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shackleton Close | Under investigation |
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