Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 111.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Maidstone Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 225th 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 Maidstone Road (ME1 1RJ) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maidstone Road (ME1 1RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maidstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Eden Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Eastgate Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weatherly Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weatherly Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Weatherly Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Weatherly Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Davy Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Davy Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Eastgate Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Eastgate Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watts' Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Eastgate Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastgate Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foord Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foord Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foord Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastgate Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morden Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eden Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watts' Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weatherly Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watts' Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishops Walk —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gordon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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