Crime Rates at Steerforth Close, Rochester, ME1 2JD

Steerforth Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 112th lowest 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 Steerforth Close (ME1 2JD) in the last 12 months was 22.4 per 1,000 residents and was 73.2% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Steerforth Close (ME1 2JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haven Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.