Total Crime Rate

202.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 202.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 101.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.7 10/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Other crime 11.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Stuart Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Twydall , and the 87th 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 Stuart Road (ME7 4AB) in the last 12 months was 202.7 per 1,000 residents and was 189.9% higher than the Twydall average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 101.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stuart Road (ME7 4AB), the main crime hotspot is near Pretoria Road. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stuart Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cleave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Watling Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watling Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cleave Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cleave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cleave Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Canterbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Street —
Apr 2026Public order Malvern Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Malvern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Watling Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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