Total Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 34.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 8.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cooling Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Strood Rural , and the 212th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cooling Road (ME2 4RL) in the last 12 months was 34.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% lower than the Strood Rural average (58.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cooling Road (ME2 4RL), 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 Cooling Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Randolph Cottages Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randolph Cottages Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randolph Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yalding Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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