Total Crime Rate
72.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harold Road 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 Harold Road (ME2 1EE) 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 Harold Road (ME2 1EE), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ladywood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harold Road | Under investigation |
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