Total Crime Rate

25.5 per 1,000 3/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 25.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Horatio Place area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 160th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Horatio Place (ME1 1AX) in the last 12 months was 25.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% lower than the Rochester East & Warren Wood average (85.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (β‰ˆ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horatio Place (ME1 1AX), the main crime hotspot is near Goddings Drive. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Horatio Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goddings Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keating Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goddings Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goddings Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goddings Drive β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Borstal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keating Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keating Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keating Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goddings Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keating Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keating Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keating Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florin Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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