Crime Rates at Banks Road, Rochester, ME2 4HD

Banks Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Strood North & Frindsbury , and the 267th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Banks Road (ME2 4HD) in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% higher than the Strood North & Frindsbury average (71.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Banks Road (ME2 4HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Murray Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Randolph Cottages (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.