Total Crime Rate
132.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ross Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 186th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ross Street (ME1 2DF) in the last 12 months was 132.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ross Street (ME1 2DF), 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 (39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Star Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Almon Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Almon Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Almon Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Eastgate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastgate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bishops Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravel Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravel Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravel Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravel Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Orange Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hooper'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Davy Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foord Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foord Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foord Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foord Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Weatherly Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hooper'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Weatherly Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Weatherly Close | — |
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