Crime Rates at Bridge Road, Rochester, ME1 2JN

Bridge Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 383rd lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bridge Road (ME1 2JN) in the last 12 months was 57.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Road (ME1 2JN), the main crime hotspot is near Summerson Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.