Total Crime Rate

64.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Merrals Wood Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cuxton, Halling & Riverside , and the 395th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merrals Wood Road (ME2 2PR) in the last 12 months was 64.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 114.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merrals Wood Road (ME2 2PR), the main crime hotspot is near The Spires. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merrals Wood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft The Spires Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Portsmouth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Seagull Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bristol Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bristol Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wells Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Spires —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Spires —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lilac Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Spires Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Highlands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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