Crime Rates at Arethusa Road, Rochester, ME1 2UR

Arethusa Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted , and the 90th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Arethusa Road (ME1 2UR) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 149.9% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 80.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arethusa Road (ME1 2UR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orion Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kent Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.