Crime Rates at Shorts Way, Rochester, ME1 3AL

Shorts Way area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 375th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shorts Way (ME1 3AL) in the last 12 months was 68.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% lower than the Rochester East & Warren Wood average (85.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shorts Way (ME1 3AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Goddings Drive, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shorts Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.