Total Crime Rate

62.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.4 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 62.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Larkin Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Strood Rural , and the 410th 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 Larkin Close (ME2 4SA) in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Larkin Close (ME2 4SA), 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 Larkin Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randolph Cottages Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yalding Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Randolph Cottages Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lower Rochester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Rochester Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randolph Cottages Under investigation
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Data Sources

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