Total Crime Rate
228.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Valley View Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Valley View Road (ME1 3NY) in the last 12 months was 228.3 per 1,000 residents and was 166.9% higher 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 65.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Valley View Road (ME1 3NY), the main crime hotspot is near Hawser Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Rochester East & Warren Wood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prior Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Valley View Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawser Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Horwood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Maidstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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