Total Crime Rate

12.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 12.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Battlesmere Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Strood Rural , and the 41st lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Battlesmere Road (ME3 8TR) in the last 12 months was 12.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% lower than the Strood Rural average (58.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Battlesmere Road (ME3 8TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cardens Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Battlesmere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Merryboys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorchester Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorchester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorchester Close 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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