Crime Rates at The Tideway, Rochester, ME1 3PR

The Tideway area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 322nd 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 3PR) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Tideway (ME1 3PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orion Road, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.