Total Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.1 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 24.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Windyridge area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Hempstead & Wigmore , and the 131st lowest 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 Windyridge (ME7 3BB) in the last 12 months was 24.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% lower than the Hempstead & Wigmore average (51.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windyridge (ME7 3BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heritage Drive, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highridge (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Windyridge area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Allison Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Windyridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leyton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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