Total Crime Rate

103.5 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 103.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.8 9/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Montfort Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Strood North & Frindsbury , and the 261st highest 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 Montfort Road (ME2 3EX) in the last 12 months was 103.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (β‰ˆ 72.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 109.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montfort Road (ME2 3EX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 157 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Montfort Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Morgan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayward Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Morgan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Steele Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dongola Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dongola Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Collis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slatin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Montfort Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brompton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brompton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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