Crime Rates at Lilac Road, Rochester, ME2 2LE

Lilac Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cuxton, Halling & Riverside , and the 390th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lilac Road (ME2 2LE) in the last 12 months was 65.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% 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 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lancelot Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.