Total Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 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

Powlett Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Strood North & Frindsbury , and the 316th 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 Powlett Road (ME2 4RD) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% higher than the Strood North & Frindsbury average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Powlett Road (ME2 4RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bill Street Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Powlett Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Powlett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Powlett Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Randolph Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watermill Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Murray Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peckham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frindsbury Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pemberton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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