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Crime in ME2 3BS

How much crime is recorded in ME2 3BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Strood North & Frindsbury
Council
Medway
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,560 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ME2 3BS

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 57.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME2 3BS area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
57.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
163
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

ME2 3BSNational
Violence and sexual offences46.723.6
Shoplifting32.68.4
Anti-social behaviour32.510.7
Other theft11.84.5
Criminal damage and arson10.74.7
Public order8.54.6
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Drugs3.42.4
Burglary3.49.1
Other crime3.31.5
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Robbery1.91.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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