Total Crime Rate

141.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 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 141.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Merrals Wood Court area has the 8th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cuxton, Halling & Riverside , and the 165th 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 Merrals Wood Court (ME2 2PN) in the last 12 months was 141.2 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merrals Wood Court (ME2 2PN), the main crime hotspot is near The Spires. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merrals Wood Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portsmouth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillshaw Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ranscombe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime The Spires Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merrals Wood Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Lilac Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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