Total Crime Rate

233.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 233.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 134.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.7 9/10
  • Drugs 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Queen 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 Queen Street (ME1 2BZ) 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 Queen Street (ME1 2BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queen Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Davy Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Eastgate Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foord Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foord Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weatherly Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weatherly Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weatherly Close
Apr 2026Public order Princes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foord Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Weatherly Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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