Total Crime Rate

39.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.0 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 39.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Madden Avenue area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted , and the 254th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Madden Avenue (ME5 9TH) in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% lower than the Fort Horsted average (80.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Madden Avenue (ME5 9TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Binland Grove, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Concord Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Madden Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amethyst Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill View Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Field Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amethyst Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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