Total Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 82.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Lavenda Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hempstead & Wigmore , and the 322nd highest crime rate of 820 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 Lavenda Close (ME7 3TB) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.4% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lavenda Close (ME7 3TB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lavenda Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mulberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Paddocks Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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