Total Crime Rate

69.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 69.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Holly Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Strood Rural , and the 366th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holly Road (ME2 4LG) in the last 12 months was 69.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holly Road (ME2 4LG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Holly Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Chaplin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wainscott Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greenfields Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaplin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Frittenden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Chaplin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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