Crime Rates at Limeburners Drive, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1GE

Limeburners Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cuxton, Halling & Riverside , and the 115th 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 Limeburners Drive (ME2 1GE) in the last 12 months was 176.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% higher than the Cuxton, Halling & Riverside average (136.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 504.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limeburners Drive (ME2 1GE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brooks Place, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kiln Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.