Total Crime Rate

334.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 334.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 192.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 83.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Public order 34.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rose Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 43rd 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 Rose Street (ME1 2EE) in the last 12 months was 334.4 per 1,000 residents and was 300.2% 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 Shoplifting with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 83.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rose Street (ME1 2EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Princes Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rose Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Ross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jasper Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Road —
Apr 2026Public order St Williams Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft May Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Awaiting court outcome
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Princes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jenner Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Longley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Delce Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Church Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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