Total Crime Rate

98.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 98.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Grange Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Strood North & Frindsbury , and the 252nd highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grange Road (ME2 4DB) in the last 12 months was 98.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 64.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grange Road (ME2 4DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Albert Place, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingswear Gardens (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grange Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Florence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Honeypot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Marsh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeypot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingswear Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Banks Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Banks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grange Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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