Total Crime Rate

176.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 176.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 46.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Grove Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cuxton, Halling & Riverside , and the 115th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Road (ME2 1HZ) in the last 12 months was 176.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 504.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Road (ME2 1HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bradley Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vicarage Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pilgrims Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browndens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow Crescent —
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Data Sources

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