Crime Rates at Richard Street, Rochester, ME1 2EB

Richard Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 216th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Richard Street (ME1 2EB) in the last 12 months was 114.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richard Street (ME1 2EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Weatherly Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.