Total Crime Rate

72.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.5 6/10
  • Drugs 31.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 29.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Charles Drive area has the 17th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cuxton, Halling & Riverside , and the 353rd highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Charles Drive (ME2 1DP) in the last 12 months was 72.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% lower than the Cuxton, Halling & Riverside average (124.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Drive (ME2 1DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pilgrims Way, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Reginald Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Charles Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Hillcrest Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hillcrest Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuxton Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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