Total Crime Rate

45.6 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 45.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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

Rolvenden Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Strood Rural , and the 303rd 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 Rolvenden Road (ME2 4PF) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% 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 , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rolvenden Road (ME2 4PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hilltop Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cypress Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rolvenden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Niven Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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