Total Crime Rate

64.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Camden Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hempstead & Wigmore , and the 399th 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 Camden Close (ME5 8YF) in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Camden Close (ME5 8YF), the main crime hotspot is near Weybridge Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Camden Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tay Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bromley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wetheral Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepperton Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weybridge Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bromley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fowey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tadburn Green —
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Data Sources

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