Crime Rates at St Margarets Street, Rochester, ME1 1UG

St Margarets Street 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 St Margarets Street (ME1 1UG) 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 St Margarets Street (ME1 1UG), 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.