Total Crime Rate

26.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 26.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chapter Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Strood North & Frindsbury , and the 148th 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 Chapter Road (ME2 3PY) in the last 12 months was 26.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapter Road (ME2 3PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A2, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stour Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chapter Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dean Road —
Apr 2026Other crime A2 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stour Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dean Road —
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Data Sources

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