Crime Rates at Duchess Close, Rochester, ME2 3TX

Duchess Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Strood North & Frindsbury , and the 177th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Duchess Close (ME2 3TX) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Duchess Close (ME2 3TX), the main crime hotspot is near Lancelot Avenue. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.