Total Crime Rate
118.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Valetta 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.
View Crime In Rochester West & Borstal| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Esplanade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Esplanade | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hathaway Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Esplanade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Esplanade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tupman Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Esplanade | — |
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