Total Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 17.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 5th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Strood Rural , and the 88th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wainscott Road (ME2 4LA) in the last 12 months was 17.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% lower than the Strood Rural average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -92.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -86.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wainscott Road (ME2 4LA), 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 (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wainscott Walk Under investigation
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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