Total Crime Rate
43.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Miller Way area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Strood Rural , and the 282nd 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 4LS) in the last 12 months was 43.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% lower than the Strood Rural average (58.7 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 Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Miller Way (ME2 4LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Benenden Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Frindsbury Hill (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Strood Rural| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dashmonden Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brick Field View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Benenden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winston Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frindsbury Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hollywood Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hollywood Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollywood Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollywood Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollywood Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burnt House Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Burnt House Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnt House Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Burton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnt House Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rolvenden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gill Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gill Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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