Total Crime Rate
19.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hollywood Lane area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Strood Rural , and the 102nd 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 Hollywood Lane (ME3 8AP) in the last 12 months was 19.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% lower than the Strood Rural average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hollywood Lane (ME3 8AP), the main crime hotspot is near Gill Avenue. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Strood Rural| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Niven Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chaplin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Frittenden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Greenfields Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chaplin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaplin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gill Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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