Total Crime Rate

76.4 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 76.4 7/10
  • Other crime 24.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Holcombe Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 335th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holcombe Road (ME1 2HX) in the last 12 months was 76.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% 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 Other crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holcombe Road (ME1 2HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Miles Place, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clive Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holcombe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rose Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Princes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Roffen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roffen Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havisham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Avenue 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Princes Street —
Sep 2025Public order Rose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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