Crime Rates at King Street, Rochester, ME1 1YD

King Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 74th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Street (ME1 1YD) in the last 12 months was 233.5 per 1,000 residents and was 179.5% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 134.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (ME1 1YD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 133 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.