Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

Basi Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Strood North & Frindsbury , and the 276th 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 Basi Close (ME2 4RF) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% higher than the Strood North & Frindsbury average (71.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Basi Close (ME2 4RF), the main crime hotspot is near Randolph Cottages. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Basi Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yalding Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Banks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Banks Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeypot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Randolph Cottages Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randolph Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randolph Cottages Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Honeypot Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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