Total Crime Rate

43.0 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 43.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Birch Grove area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hempstead & Wigmore , and the 284th 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 Birch Grove (ME7 3RA) in the last 12 months was 43.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Grove (ME7 3RA), the main crime hotspot is near Waters Place. Police recorded 14 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 Birch Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Paddocks Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waters Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hickory Dell Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedar Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedar Grove —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waters Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hempstead Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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