Strood Rural vs Vauxhall

Strood Rural has a safety score of 28/100 (Below Average) and recorded 641 crimes in the last 12 months. Vauxhall has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) with 842 crimes. Strood Rural scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Strood Rural shows a year-on-year crime trend of -18% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Vauxhall shows +38.5% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Strood Rural, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (252 incidents). In Vauxhall, it is Violent Crime (308 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Strood Rural recorded 110 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Vauxhall recorded 170. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Strood Rural totalled 252 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 308 in Vauxhall. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Strood Rural recorded 782 crimes (now 641, a change of -18%). Vauxhall recorded 608 crimes previously (now 842, +38.5%).

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 Rural has a resolution rate of 18.2% and Vauxhall has 30.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Strood Rural falls within the Kent Police boundary. Vauxhall 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 Rural and Vauxhall. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.