Total Crime Rate

476.6 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 476.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 171.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.5 10/10
  • Public order 28.0 10/10
  • Other theft 24.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
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

Courteney Road area has the highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hempstead & Wigmore , and the 26th 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 Courteney Road (ME8 0FB) in the last 12 months was 476.6 per 1,000 residents and was 820.3% 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 130.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Courteney Road (ME8 0FB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 155 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Courteney Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Courteney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selstead Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Matilda Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Chieftain Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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