Total Crime Rate
1021.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
457.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 7th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (ME1 1JS) in the last 12 months was 1021.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1122.1% 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 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 108 (≈ 457.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (ME1 1JS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Rochester West & Borstal| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Eden Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northgate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravel Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gravel Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Davy Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Northgate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northgate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Davy Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Eastgate Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Northgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravel Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eastgate Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eastgate Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Eastgate Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastgate Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastgate Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | George Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eden Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravel Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belvedere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Almon Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Almon Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Almon Place | — |
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