Total Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.8 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 27.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Woodlands Terrace area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in Twydall , and the 157th 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 Woodlands Terrace (ME7 2BY) in the last 12 months was 27.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% lower than the Twydall average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlands Terrace (ME7 2BY), the main crime hotspot is near Beatty Avenue. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodlands Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Third Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Second Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Centenary Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Centenary Gardens
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Second Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Second Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatty Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Acorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatty Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatty Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatty Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beatty Avenue

Data Sources

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