Crime Rate in Strood Rural, ward

Strood Rural has the 6th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Medway district and the 3041st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 583rd lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Strood Rural in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% lower than the Medway district average (109.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Strood Rural’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 284 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 171.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -19.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 334 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Strood Rural ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Berwick Way, with 51 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Rookery Crescent (14 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.