Crime Rates at Columbine Road, Rochester, ME2 2YB

Columbine Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Strood West , and the 306th 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 Columbine Road (ME2 2YB) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% lower than the Strood West average (72.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Columbine Road (ME2 2YB), 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.