Crime Rates at Whornes Place, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1EQ

Whornes Place area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cuxton, Halling & Riverside , and the 274th 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 Whornes Place (ME2 1EQ) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whornes Place (ME2 1EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Rochester Road. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.