Total Crime Rate

214.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 214.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Drugs 21.5 10/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Other crime 15.3 10/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Sarafand Grove area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cuxton, Halling & Riverside , and the 83rd 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 Sarafand Grove (ME2 2GF) in the last 12 months was 214.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 79.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sarafand Grove (ME2 2GF), the main crime hotspot is near Laburnum Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sarafand Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Sealand Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rileys Park Drive —
Sep 2025Other crime Sealand Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Horace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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