Total Crime Rate

110.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 110.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Public order 10.7 7/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Brick Field View area has the 5th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Strood Rural , and the 247th 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 Brick Field View (ME2 4JZ) in the last 12 months was 110.3 per 1,000 residents and was 100.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 466.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brick Field View (ME2 4JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Frindsbury Hill. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brick Field View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frindsbury Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pemberton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Murray Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benenden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benenden Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benenden Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Frindsbury Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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