Crime Rates at High Street, Rochester, ME1 1EX

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 19th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (ME1 1EX) in the last 12 months was 623.4 per 1,000 residents and was 628.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 118 (≈ 300.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ME1 1EX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 196 crimes here, including 112 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.