Crime Rates at Restmore Close, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7GL

Restmore Close area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Strood Rural , and the 293rd 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 Restmore Close (ME3 7GL) in the last 12 months was 44.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% lower than the Strood Rural average (58.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Restmore Close (ME3 7GL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norwood Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Symonds Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.