Total Crime Rate

16.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.5 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 16.6 2/10
  • Violent crimes 5.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.5 1/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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

Oakhurst Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted , and the 65th 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 Oakhurst Close (ME5 9AN) in the last 12 months was 16.6 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 Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakhurst Close (ME5 9AN), the main crime hotspot is near Silver Birches. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakhurst Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silver Birches Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Birches Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime 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 Silver Birches Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Silver Birches Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glayton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silver Birches Under investigation
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Data Sources

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