Crime Rates at Ridley Road, Rochester, ME1 1UL

Ridley Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 232nd lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridley Road (ME1 1UL) in the last 12 months was 37.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridley Road (ME1 1UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Morden Street, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Watts' Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.