Crime Rates at Rochester Avenue, Rochester, ME1 2DP

Rochester Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 103rd 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 Rochester Avenue (ME1 2DP) in the last 12 months was 180.0 per 1,000 residents and was 115.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 93.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rochester Avenue (ME1 2DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Weatherly Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.