Total Crime Rate

95.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Burgess Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Strood North & Frindsbury , and the 281st 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 Burgess Road (ME2 4DE) in the last 12 months was 95.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burgess Road (ME2 4DE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 243 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burgess Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newark Yard —
Sep 2025Drugs Newark Yard Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newark Yard Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newark Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wykeham Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Taylor'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Taylor'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Taylor'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Taylor'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Taylor'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Taylor'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Taylor'S Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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