Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Laburnum Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cuxton, Halling & Riverside , and the 318th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laburnum Road (ME2 2LA) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laburnum Road (ME2 2LA), 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 Laburnum Road area

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

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