Total Crime Rate

118.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 118.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 32.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Valetta Way area has the 18th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 209th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Valetta Way (ME1 1FA) in the last 12 months was 118.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% higher than the Rochester East & Warren Wood average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valetta Way (ME1 1FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Valetta Way, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Esplanade (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Valetta Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Esplanade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esplanade Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hathaway Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Esplanade
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Esplanade
Apr 2026Drugs Tupman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Esplanade

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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