Total Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 55.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 33.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Heritage Drive area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Hempstead & Wigmore , and the 369th 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 Heritage Drive (ME7 3EQ) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heritage Drive (ME7 3EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Embassy Close. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heritage Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embassy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embassy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Windyridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leyton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamelin Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embassy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embassy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embassy Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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