Crime Rates at Hayley Close, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1DN

Hayley Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cuxton, Halling & Riverside , and the 174th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hayley Close (ME2 1DN) in the last 12 months was 30.2 per 1,000 residents and was 75.8% lower than the Cuxton, Halling & Riverside average (124.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hayley Close (ME2 1DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillcrest Drive, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Reginald Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.