Total Crime Rate

78.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.3 7/10
  • Other theft 24.1 10/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Town Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Strood Rural , and the 331st 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 Town Road (ME3 7RL) in the last 12 months was 78.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% higher than the Strood Rural average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Town Road (ME3 7RL), the main crime hotspot is near South Bank. Police recorded 2 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Town Road area

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Data Sources

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