Total Crime Rate

140.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 140.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.6 6/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wainscott Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Strood Rural , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wainscott Road (ME2 4JX) in the last 12 months was 140.6 per 1,000 residents and was 155.2% higher than the Strood Rural average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wainscott Road (ME2 4JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gill Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Strood Rural

Crime Over Time in Wainscott Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wainscott Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Frittenden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vestry Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greenfields Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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