Strood North and Frindsbury vs Strood Rural

Strood North and Frindsbury has a safety score of 11/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,908 crimes in the last 12 months. Strood Rural has a safety score of 28/100 (Below Average) with 641 crimes. Strood Rural scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Strood North and Frindsbury shows a year-on-year crime trend of -13% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Strood Rural shows -18% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Strood North and Frindsbury, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (627 incidents). In Strood Rural, it is Violent Crime (252 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Strood North and Frindsbury recorded 340 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Strood Rural recorded 110. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Strood North and Frindsbury totalled 627 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 252 in Strood Rural. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Strood North and Frindsbury recorded 2,192 crimes (now 1,908, a change of -13%). Strood Rural recorded 782 crimes previously (now 641, -18%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Strood North and Frindsbury has a resolution rate of 33.2% and Strood Rural has 18.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Strood North and Frindsbury falls within the Kent Police boundary. Strood Rural is covered by Kent Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Strood North and Frindsbury and Strood Rural. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.