Total Crime Rate

173.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 173.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 53.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Other theft 19.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Parsonage Lane area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Strood Rural , and the 124th 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 Parsonage Lane (ME2 4UT) in the last 12 months was 173.7 per 1,000 residents and was 215.2% higher than the Strood Rural average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parsonage Lane (ME2 4UT), the main crime hotspot is near Berwick Way. Police recorded 51 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 Parsonage Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Berwick Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berwick Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Berwick Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Berwick Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Berwick Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Berwick Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berwick Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Berwick Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Berwick Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Berwick Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Berwick Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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