Total Crime Rate

12.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 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 12.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.5 2/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hempstead Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hempstead & Wigmore , and the 56th 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 Hempstead Road (ME7 3QH) in the last 12 months was 12.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% lower than the Hempstead & Wigmore average (51.8 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hempstead Road (ME7 3QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Old Carriageway, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lavenda Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Hempstead & Wigmore

Crime Over Time in Hempstead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Old Carriageway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Capstone Ridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Paddocks Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hempstead Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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