Crime Rates at Gravesend Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 3PL

Gravesend Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Strood North & Frindsbury , and the 108th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gravesend Road (ME2 3PL) in the last 12 months was 20.6 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gravesend Road (ME2 3PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carisbrooke Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.