Crime Rates at Poplicans Road, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1EJ

Poplicans Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cuxton, Halling & Riverside , and the 85th 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 Poplicans Road (ME2 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 17.1 per 1,000 residents and was 87.5% lower than the Cuxton, Halling & Riverside average (136.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 89.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplicans Road (ME2 1EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nine Acres Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.