Total Crime Rate
95.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Fairway area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 279th 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 The Fairway (ME1 2PY) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Fairway (ME1 2PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Summerson Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawser Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rochester East & Warren Wood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windward Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawser Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palm Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Palm Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mooring Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Summerson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windward Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windward Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Fairway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fairway Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairway Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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