Crime Rates at Nickleby Close, Rochester, ME1 2LE

Nickleby Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 170th 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 Nickleby Close (ME1 2LE) in the last 12 months was 138.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nickleby Close (ME1 2LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crest Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.