Total Crime Rate

140.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 140.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Capstone Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Hempstead & Wigmore , and the 175th highest crime rate of 822 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 Capstone Road (ME7 3JE) in the last 12 months was 140.3 per 1,000 residents and was 176.6% higher than the Hempstead & Wigmore average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Capstone Road (ME7 3JE), the main crime hotspot is near Capstone Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Capstone Road area

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Data Sources

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