Total Crime Rate
396.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Crow Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 36th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Crow Lane (ME1 1BQ) in the last 12 months was 396.1 per 1,000 residents and was 363.1% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 660.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 136.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crow Lane (ME1 1BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 250 crimes here, including 141 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Rochester East & Warren Wood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastgate Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Blue Boar Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastgate Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Corys Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Corys Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Corys Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Corys Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Corys Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Corys Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blue Boar Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blue Boar Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Blue Boar Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Blue Boar Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blue Boar Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Northgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Orange Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Almon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Almon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Almon Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Almon Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Almon Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Almon Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Almon Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
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