Crime Rates at Grafton Avenue, Rochester, ME1 2RR

Grafton Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted , and the 119th 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 Grafton Avenue (ME1 2RR) in the last 12 months was 21.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% lower than the Fort Horsted average (84.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grafton Avenue (ME1 2RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beatty Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.