Total Crime Rate

67.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kent Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cuxton, Halling & Riverside , and the 380th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kent Road (ME2 1AR) in the last 12 months was 67.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% lower than the Cuxton, Halling & Riverside average (136.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 136.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent Road (ME2 1AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brooks Place, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chalgrove Mews (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stake Lane —
Sep 2025Drugs Aspdin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooks Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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