Total Crime Rate

113.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

12.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 113.8 8/10
  • Other theft 44.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 12.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • 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 · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Saracen Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Hempstead & Wigmore , and the 239th highest crime rate of 822 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 Saracen Close (ME8 0QN) in the last 12 months was 113.8 per 1,000 residents and was 124.5% higher than the Hempstead & Wigmore average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -81.3% 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 ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saracen Close (ME8 0QN), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saracen Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Oct 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft Grant Close Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft Sabre Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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