Total Crime Rate

173.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 173.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 53.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Other theft 19.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Central Business Park area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Strood Rural , and the 124th 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 Central Business Park (ME2 4LW) in the last 12 months was 173.7 per 1,000 residents and was 215.2% higher than the Strood Rural average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Central Business Park area

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Data Sources

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