Total Crime Rate

278.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

123.6 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 278.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 123.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.9 10/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Beatty Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Twydall , and the 57th 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 Beatty Avenue (ME7 2DA) in the last 12 months was 278.2 per 1,000 residents and was 297.7% higher than the Twydall average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 123.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beatty Avenue (ME7 2DA), 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 Beatty Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beatty Avenue
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Centenary Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Centenary Gardens
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatty Avenue 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 2026Burglary Beatty Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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