Total Crime Rate

64.6 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 64.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Crescent Way area has the 19th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted , and the 394th 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 Crescent Way (ME5 9SY) in the last 12 months was 64.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower than the Fort Horsted average (84.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crescent Way (ME5 9SY), the main crime hotspot is near Highview Drive. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crescent Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highview Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Highview Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Highview Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Highview Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Highview Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Highview Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Highview Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highview Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Highview Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Highview Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highview Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Highview Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hurst Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Highview Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Highview Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highview Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shirley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shirley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highview Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highview Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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