Total Crime Rate

191.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 191.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.3 10/10
  • Other theft 70.3 10/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Carnation Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Strood West , and the 95th 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 Carnation Road (ME2 2YG) in the last 12 months was 191.7 per 1,000 residents and was 166.1% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 633.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 95.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carnation Road (ME2 2YG), the main crime hotspot is near Carnation Road. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carnation Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scholars Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Scholars Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Carnation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Scholars Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Scholars Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Scholars Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Scholars Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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