Total Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 63.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 14.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Linwood Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Strood North & Frindsbury , and the 409th highest 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 Linwood Avenue (ME2 3TP) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linwood Avenue (ME2 3TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cobham Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Linwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cadnam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramley Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramley Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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