Total Crime Rate

89.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cypress Court area has the 8th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Strood Rural , and the 284th 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 Cypress Court (ME2 4QA) in the last 12 months was 89.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cypress Court (ME2 4QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Randolph Cottages (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cypress Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randolph Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Banks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Banks Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cypress Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cypress Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randolph Cottages Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brick Field View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Randolph Cottages Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frindsbury Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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