Total Crime Rate
250.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Delce Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 66th 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 Delce Road (ME1 2DQ) in the last 12 months was 250.8 per 1,000 residents and was 193.2% 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 Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Delce Road (ME1 2DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Rochester East & Warren Wood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Almon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cazeneuve Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Weatherly Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ross Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jenner Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | St Peter Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peter Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawkwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawkwood Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peter Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawkwood Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hellyar Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Jenner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Almon Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Miles Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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