Total Crime Rate
19.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brompton Farm Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Strood North & Frindsbury , and the 88th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brompton Farm Road (ME2 3RF) in the last 12 months was 19.7 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brompton Farm Road (ME2 3RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Strodes Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lynette Avenue (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Strood North & Frindsbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxon Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hillyfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Woodview Rise | Under investigation |
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