Total Crime Rate
65.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cuxton Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cuxton, Halling & Riverside , and the 395th 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 Cuxton Road (ME2 2JB) in the last 12 months was 65.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cuxton Road (ME2 2JB), the main crime hotspot is near Tintagel Gardens. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Strood West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tintagel Gardens | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tintagel Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tintagel Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Downside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Humber Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Humber Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Roach Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tintagel Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dart Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tintagel Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Witham Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Witham Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Witham Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tintagel Gardens | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Tintagel Gardens | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tintagel Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cuxton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tintagel Gardens | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cuxton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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