Crime Rates at Anchor Road, Rochester, ME1 2PP

Anchor Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 315th 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 Anchor Road (ME1 2PP) in the last 12 months was 46.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anchor Road (ME1 2PP), the main crime hotspot is near Crest Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.