Hoo Peninsula
Middle areaNorth east Medway. 7,284 people in 52 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Hoo Peninsula live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Hoo Peninsula
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hoo Peninsula at a rate of 61.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 102.4 per 1,000 people across Medway.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 212 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 106 |
| Other crime | 66 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 38 |
| Burglary | 14 |
| Drug offences | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Hoo Peninsula compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Hoo Peninsula safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hoo Peninsula at a rate of 61.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 102.4 per 1,000 people across Medway.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 42 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hoo Peninsula.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (212), anti-social behaviour (106) and other crime (66).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Medway
These figures are published for the whole of Medway, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Medway and not Hoo Peninsula alone. See Medway
Hoo Peninsula in brief
The median price paid for a home in Hoo Peninsula was £306,500 in 2025.
Hoo Peninsula had 6,774 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Hoo Peninsula live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hoo Peninsula, 47.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.