Total Crime Rate
41.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mill Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Strood North & Frindsbury , and the 264th 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 Mill Road (ME2 3BU) in the last 12 months was 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mill Road (ME2 3BU), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Strood North & Frindsbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Banning Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Yalding Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Windmill Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Honeypot Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Honeypot Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Florence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brasted Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cecil Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Randolph Cottages | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Randolph Cottages | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Randolph Cottages | Under investigation |
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