Total Crime Rate

51.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 37.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Tideway area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 345th 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 The Tideway (ME1 3PP) in the last 12 months was 51.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% lower than the Rochester East & Warren Wood average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Tideway (ME1 3PP), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Tideway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B2097 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orion Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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