Crime Rates at Grizedale Close, Rochester, ME1 2UX

Grizedale Close 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 Grizedale Close (ME1 2UX) 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 Grizedale Close (ME1 2UX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Palm Drive, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mooring Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.