Total Crime Rate

438.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 438.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 129.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 111.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.2 10/10
  • Other theft 27.2 10/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Drugs 15.1 9/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • 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

Watson Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted , and the 30th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watson Avenue (ME5 9SH) in the last 12 months was 438.1 per 1,000 residents and was 447.4% higher than the Fort Horsted average (80.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 111.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watson Avenue (ME5 9SH), the main crime hotspot is near Maidstone Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watson Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Woodhurst Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shirley Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodhurst —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill View Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Woodhurst Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Woodhurst Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Maidstone Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Maidstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Woodhurst Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A229 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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