Total Crime Rate

95.4 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 95.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.9 9/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Crest Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 279th 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 Crest Road (ME1 2NQ) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crest Road (ME1 2NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Summerson Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Palm Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Summerson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windward Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palm Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mooring Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havisham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Fairway Under investigation
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Data Sources

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