Total Crime Rate

44.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 44.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kingston Crescent area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hempstead & Wigmore , and the 292nd 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 Kingston Crescent (ME5 8XG) in the last 12 months was 44.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% lower than the Hempstead & Wigmore average (51.8 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 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 700.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingston Crescent (ME5 8XG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Weybridge Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Croydon Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kingston Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepperton Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bromley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bromley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tadburn Green —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croydon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weybridge Close —
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Data Sources

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