Total Crime Rate
51.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Holly Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cuxton, Halling & Riverside , and the 349th lowest 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 Holly Road (ME2 2JT) in the last 12 months was 51.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holly Road (ME2 2JT), 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.
View Crime In Cuxton, Halling & Riverside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Darnley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Laburnum Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rileys Park Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lilac Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Horace Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sycamore Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Darnley Road | — |
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