Total Crime Rate

47.9 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 47.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Miller Way area has the 16th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Strood Rural , and the 323rd lowest 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 Miller Way (ME2 4LP) in the last 12 months was 47.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% lower than the Strood Rural average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Miller Way (ME2 4LP), 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 Miller Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Niven Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Frittenden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greenfields Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaplin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Chaplin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benenden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benenden Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benenden Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Chaplin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Frindsbury Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frindsbury Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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