Total Crime Rate

396.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 396.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 123.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.9 10/10
  • Drugs 35.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.2 10/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Other crime 13.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

King Edward Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 36th 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 King Edward Road (ME1 1UB) in the last 12 months was 396.1 per 1,000 residents and was 363.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 660.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 136.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Edward Road (ME1 1UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Morden Street, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hooper'S Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in King Edward Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Horsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eden Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lockington Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lockington Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watts' Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hooper'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Morden Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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