Total Crime Rate
84.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Green Close area has the 26th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 300th 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 Green Close (ME1 2QD) in the last 12 months was 84.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Green Close (ME1 2QD), 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.
View Crime In Rochester East & Warren Wood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St William'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crest Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crest Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crest Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fleet Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mooring Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mooring Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Haven Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crest Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nickleby Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jasper Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Green Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Havisham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crest Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fairlead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crest Road | — |
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