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

Church Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Strood Rural , and the 186th 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 Church Street (ME3 7QE) in the last 12 months was 32.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% lower than the Strood Rural average (58.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (ME3 7QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elford Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rookery Crescent (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.