Total Crime Rate

82.7 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 82.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pemberton Square area has the 16th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Strood North & Frindsbury , and the 320th 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 Pemberton Square (ME2 4HH) in the last 12 months was 82.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pemberton Square (ME2 4HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bill Street Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pemberton Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Murray Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frindsbury Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Powlett Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Powlett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peckham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frindsbury Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Frindsbury Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranmere Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranmere Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cranmere Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pemberton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watermill Close —
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Data Sources

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