Crime Rates at Pepys Way, Rochester, ME2 3LL

Pepys Way area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Strood North & Frindsbury , and the 91st 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 Pepys Way (ME2 3LL) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% lower than the Strood North & Frindsbury average (71.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pepys Way (ME2 3LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A2, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cambridge Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.