Total Crime Rate

159.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 159.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castle View Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Strood North & Frindsbury , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle View Road (ME2 3PP) in the last 12 months was 159.4 per 1,000 residents and was 98.3% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 81.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle View Road (ME2 3PP), the main crime hotspot is near Witham Way. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castle View Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madhuran Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Smith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Minerva Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A2 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Smith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dart Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Smith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order A2 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Humber Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pepy'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pepy'S Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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