Crime Rates at Star Hill, Rochester, ME1 1GA

Star Hill area has the 27th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 86th 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 Star Hill (ME1 1GA) in the last 12 months was 209.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% lower than the Chatham Central & Brompton average (253.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 88.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Star Hill (ME1 1GA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 108 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.