Total Crime Rate

84.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cecil Road 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 Cecil Road (ME1 2HW) 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 Cecil Road (ME1 2HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Peter Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cecil Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime St Peter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Rose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miles Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Rise —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princes Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Princes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rose Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rochester Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delce Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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