Crime Rates at Maidstone Road, Rochester, ME1 3PQ

Maidstone Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 138th 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 Maidstone Road (ME1 3PQ) in the last 12 months was 162.0 per 1,000 residents and was 89.4% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maidstone Road (ME1 3PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Summerson Close, where police recorded 25 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.