Total Crime Rate

149.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 149.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.6 9/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Watling Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Twydall , and the 156th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watling Street (ME7 2AA) in the last 12 months was 149.6 per 1,000 residents and was 122.0% higher than the Twydall average (67.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watling Street (ME7 2AA), the main crime hotspot is near Rotary Gardens. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watling Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rotary Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rotary Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leyton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watling Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watling Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotary Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotary Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rotary Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rotary Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rotary Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Preston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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