Crime Rate in Rochester West & Borstal, ward

Rochester West & Borstal has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Medway district and the 1068th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 120th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rochester West & Borstal in the last 12 months was 122.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% higher than the Medway district average (109.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rochester West & Borstal’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 569 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 4 cases , down -76.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 52.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -76.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 676 (≈ 49.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rochester West & Borstal ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 282 crimes here, including 154 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.