Total Crime Rate

125.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 125.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Cliffe Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Strood North & Frindsbury , and the 209th 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 Cliffe Road (ME2 3DL) in the last 12 months was 125.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% higher than the Strood North & Frindsbury average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cliffe Road (ME2 3DL), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cliffe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brasted Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Smetham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Smetham Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dongola Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dongola Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slatin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B2108 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2108 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2108 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Smetham Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goldsworth Drive —
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Data Sources

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