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Crime in ME2

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

Council
Medway
Region
South East
Population
55,181 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ME2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in ME2, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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).

ME2National
Violence and sexual offences23.423.6
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Shoplifting5.78.4
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Burglary5.19.1
Other theft4.34.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Public order2.64.6
Drugs2.42.4
Other crime2.11.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.71.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 23% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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