Crime Rates at Hawthorn Road, Rochester, ME2 2HR

Hawthorn Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cuxton, Halling & Riverside , and the 18th 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 Hawthorn Road (ME2 2HR) in the last 12 months was 6.6 per 1,000 residents and was 95.2% 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 Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Hawthorn Road (ME2 2HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Francis Close, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lancelot Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.