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

Watts Avenue 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 Watts Avenue (ME1 1SA) 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 Watts Avenue (ME1 1SA), the main crime hotspot is near Hooper'S Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watts Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Esplanade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morden Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malt Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esplanade Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Tupman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Esplanade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Esplanade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Esplanade —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gordon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Vehicle crime Hathaway Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hooper'S Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Love Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hooper'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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