Crime Rates at Lilac Road, Rochester, ME2 2LE

Lilac Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cuxton, Halling & Riverside , and the 349th 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 Lilac Road (ME2 2LE) in the last 12 months was 51.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft 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 6 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lilac Road (ME2 2LE), 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.