Crime Rates at Church Street, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7QB

Church Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Strood Rural , and the 212th 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 Church Street (ME3 7QB) in the last 12 months was 124.3 per 1,000 residents and was 125.6% higher than the Strood Rural average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (ME3 7QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elford Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rookery Crescent (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.