Borstal

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9,396 people · median £285,000 · Medway

↑ Medway (district)

Good for schoolsMore affordable than most

Medway Council · Labour-controlled 31/59 seats · 53% · OCD 2026

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How safe is it? This neighbourhood

Crime runs at 6.3 per 1,000 residents a month — below the 9.3 average across districts AcreRight covers. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Monthly recorded crimes within this neighbourhood

Per 1,000 / month6.3

Average across AcreRight-covered districts9.3

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months this neighbourhood

Violence and sexual offences

332

Anti-social behaviour

131

Criminal damage and arson

Other crime

Other theft

Vehicle crime

Recorded crimes by category within this neighbourhood, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

On or near	Crimes
Sylewood Close	49
Crest Road	28
Mercury Close	22
Shorts Way	21
Sunderland Close	14

Busiest anonymised "on or near" markers over the last 6 months — click a row to centre the crime map there · retail-heavy spots naturally rank high (shoplifting concentrates where the shops are) · police.uk

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