Crime Rates at Wylie Road, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9EG

Wylie Road area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow , and the 53rd 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 Wylie Road (ME3 9EG) in the last 12 months was 275.0 per 1,000 residents and was 271.1% higher than the Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow average (74.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -65.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 179.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 59.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wylie Road (ME3 9EG), the main crime hotspot is near Pottery Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.