Total Crime Rate
627.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grange Road area has the highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Strood North & Frindsbury , and the 18th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grange Road (ME2 4DA) in the last 12 months was 627.6 per 1,000 residents and was 680.7% 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 Shoplifting with 135 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -35.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 160.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grange Road (ME2 4DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North Street, where police recorded 142 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Taylor'S Lane (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Strood North & Frindsbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newark Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayward Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Albert Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Taylor'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Mary'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Frindsbury Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Taylor'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Taylor'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Canal Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | North Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | North Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | North Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | North Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Newark Yard | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Newark Yard | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newark Yard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Albert Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Taylor'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Taylor'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Taylor'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cranmere Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Taylor'S Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranmere Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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