Crime Rates at High Street, Rochester, ME1 1JS

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 4th 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 1207.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1311.9% 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 114 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 183.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 137 (≈ 580.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ME1 1JS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 201 crimes here, including 110 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.