Crime Rates at Yantlet Drive, Rochester, ME2 2TH

Yantlet Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Strood West , and the 193rd 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 Yantlet Drive (ME2 2TH) in the last 12 months was 33.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% lower than the Strood West average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yantlet Drive (ME2 2TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carnation Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scholars Rise (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.