Crime Rates at Darnley Road, Rochester, ME2 2UU

Darnley Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cuxton, Halling & Riverside , and the 289th 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 Darnley Road (ME2 2UU) in the last 12 months was 43.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darnley Road (ME2 2UU), the main crime hotspot is near Darnley Close. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.