Total Crime Rate
3.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Drewery Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hempstead & Wigmore , and the 12th 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 Drewery Drive (ME8 0PD) in the last 12 months was 3.8 per 1,000 residents and was 92.6% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Drewery Drive (ME8 0PD), the main crime hotspot is near Foulds Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 17 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 | Drewery Drive | Under investigation |
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