Crime Rates at Ajax Road, Rochester, ME1 2UY

Ajax Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted , and the 150th 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 Ajax Road (ME1 2UY) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.7% lower than the Fort Horsted average (80.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ajax Road (ME1 2UY), 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.