Total Crime Rate

132.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 132.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ross 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ross Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Star Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Almon Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Almon Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Almon Place
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Other theft Eastgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishops Walk
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gravel Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gravel Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gravel Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gravel Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Orange Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hooper'S Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Davy Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foord Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foord Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foord Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Weatherly Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hooper'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Weatherly Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weatherly Close

Data Sources

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