Total Crime Rate

56.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 56.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 40.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Columbine Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Strood West , and the 381st lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Columbine Road (ME2 2YA) in the last 12 months was 56.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% lower than the Strood West average (72.3 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 crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Columbine Road (ME2 2YA), the main crime hotspot is near Darnley Close. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Strood West

Crime Over Time in Columbine Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Quince Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Quince Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Quince Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Francis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lancelot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hyacinth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elaine Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elaine Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darnley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Darnley Close Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 10 of 10

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑