Total Crime Rate
83.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Margarets Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 318th 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 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Margarets Street (ME1 1UG), 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.
View Crime In Rochester East & Warren Wood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Morden Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lockington Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watts' Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Horsley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lockington Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hooper'S Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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