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Crime in ME3 9DF

How much crime is recorded in ME3 9DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow
Council
Medway
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,917 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ME3 9DF

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME3 9DF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
19.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

ME3 9DFNational
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft2.34.5
Other crime2.21.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Burglary1.59.1
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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