Crime Rates at Milton Avenue, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, ME3 8JS

Milton Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Strood Rural , and the 390th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milton Avenue (ME3 8JS) in the last 12 months was 58.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Avenue (ME3 8JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dorchester Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cardens Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.