Crime Rates at The Tideway, Rochester, ME1 2NW

The Tideway area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 165th 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 The Tideway (ME1 2NW) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% lower than the Rochester East & Warren Wood average (85.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Tideway (ME1 2NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Summerson Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Tideway (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.