Total Crime Rate

430.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 430.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 120.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 96.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.2 9/10
  • Other theft 40.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Public order 24.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 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

The Old Carriageway area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hempstead & Wigmore , and the 31st highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Old Carriageway (ME7 3TN) in the last 12 months was 430.3 per 1,000 residents and was 730.9% higher than the Hempstead & Wigmore average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 99.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Old Carriageway (ME7 3TN), 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 Shopping Area (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Old Carriageway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Old Carriageway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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