Total Crime Rate

212.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 212.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 89.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Grove Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cuxton, Halling & Riverside , and the 79th 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 212.2 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% higher than the Cuxton, Halling & Riverside average (124.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 726.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Road (ME2 1HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Pilgrims Way. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pilgrims Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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