Total Crime Rate

122.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 122.0 8/10
  • Other theft 36.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Shoplifting 8.1 5/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bailey Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hempstead & Wigmore , and the 221st highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bailey Drive (ME8 0PZ) in the last 12 months was 122.0 per 1,000 residents and was 135.5% higher than the Hempstead & Wigmore average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -81.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bailey Drive (ME8 0PZ), the main crime hotspot is near Grosvenor Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bailey Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Grosvenor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Centurion Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Will Adams Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Grosvenor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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