Total Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 52.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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.
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Crime overview

Hone Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Strood North & Frindsbury , and the 354th lowest 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 Hone Street (ME2 3AF) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% lower than the Strood North & Frindsbury average (71.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -65.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hone Street (ME2 3AF), the main crime hotspot is near North Street. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hone Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Steele Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warblers Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeypot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warblers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brompton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Weston Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Banning Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Warblers Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Florence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Honeypot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brompton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bryant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warblers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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