Total Crime Rate

162.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 162.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bishopscourt Gardens area has the 13th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 123rd 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 Bishopscourt Gardens (ME1 1FL) in the last 12 months was 162.9 per 1,000 residents and was 95.0% higher than the Rochester East & Warren Wood average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 78.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishopscourt Gardens (ME1 1FL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bishopscourt Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Gundolph Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Gundolph Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malt Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hathaway Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esplanade Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Esplanade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Esplanade —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watts' Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watts' Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watts' Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watts' Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Esplanade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Esplanade —
Apr 2026Public order College Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gordon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Love Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Gundolph Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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