Total Crime Rate
24.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Arethusa Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted , and the 127th 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 Arethusa Road (ME1 2TZ) in the last 12 months was 24.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% lower than the Fort Horsted average (80.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arethusa Road (ME1 2TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Rochester East & Warren Wood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leander Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bedgebury Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
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