Total Crime Rate

133.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 133.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Weymouth Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Strood Rural , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Weymouth Road (ME3 8FF) in the last 12 months was 133.3 per 1,000 residents and was 127.0% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 78.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Weymouth Road (ME3 8FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Weymouth Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Weymouth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Juno Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weymouth Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weymouth Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weymouth Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Glimmer Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Provis Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weymouth Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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