Crime Rates at Wickham Street, Rochester, ME1 2HH

Wickham Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 314th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wickham Street (ME1 2HH) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wickham Street (ME1 2HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Miles Place (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.