Total Crime Rate

114.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 114.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Seagull Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Strood West , and the 240th 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 Seagull Road (ME2 2RH) in the last 12 months was 114.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% higher than the Strood West average (72.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 64.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seagull Road (ME2 2RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Scholars Rise, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tern Crescent (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Seagull Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penguin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Widgeon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bligh Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Spires Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft The Spires Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Spires —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Spires —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bligh Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Bligh Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wells Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bristol Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bristol Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Scholars Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Scholars Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Seagull Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Scholars Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penguin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penguin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penguin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Portsmouth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Highlands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Widgeon Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Scholars Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Scholars Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scholars Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Tern Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tern Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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