Crime Rates at Grove Road, Rochester, ME2 4BY

Grove Road area has the highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Strood North & Frindsbury , and the 18th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Road (ME2 4BY) in the last 12 months was 627.6 per 1,000 residents and was 680.7% higher than the Strood North & Frindsbury average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 135 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -35.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 160.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Road (ME2 4BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North Street, where police recorded 142 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Taylor'S Lane (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.