Crime Rates at Friston Way, Rochester, ME1 2UU

Friston Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted , and the 222nd 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 Friston Way (ME1 2UU) in the last 12 months was 120.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% higher than the Fort Horsted average (84.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friston Way (ME1 2UU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Fairway, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Palm Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.