Total Crime Rate

179.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 179.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.7 10/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Horsley Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 106th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Horsley Road (ME1 1UW) in the last 12 months was 179.9 per 1,000 residents and was 110.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 76.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 122.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horsley Road (ME1 1UW), the main crime hotspot is near Morden Street. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Horsley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Horsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Valetta Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watts' Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Morden Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Albany Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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