Total Crime Rate
14.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brockenhurst Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hempstead & Wigmore , and the 66th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brockenhurst Close (ME8 0HD) in the last 12 months was 14.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brockenhurst Close (ME8 0HD), the main crime hotspot is near Camellia Close. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hempstead & Wigmore| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Platters | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Platters | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Goldings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camellia Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camellia Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Platters | Under investigation |
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