Crime Rates at Thistledown Close, Hempstead, Gillingham, ME7 3SY

Thistledown Close area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Hempstead & Wigmore , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thistledown Close (ME7 3SY) in the last 12 months was 26.3 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thistledown Close (ME7 3SY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.