Total Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 250.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.2 10/10
  • Public order 33.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 33.9 7/10
  • Other theft 21.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bligh Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Strood West , and the 67th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bligh Way (ME2 2XA) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 247.0% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 148.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bligh Way (ME2 2XA), the main crime hotspot is near Scholars Rise. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bligh Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albatross Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bligh Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Razorbill Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scholars Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Scholars Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albatross Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parkfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkfields —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Auklet Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Scholars Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Scholars Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Pelican Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Pelican Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Scholars Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Bligh Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bligh Way —
Sep 2025Burglary Tern Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albatross Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albatross Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albatross Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Shearwater Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Scholars Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tern Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tern Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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