Crime Rates at Stirling Close, Rochester, ME1 3AJ

Stirling Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 97th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stirling Close (ME1 3AJ) in the last 12 months was 191.0 per 1,000 residents and was 123.3% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 77.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stirling Close (ME1 3AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Goddings Drive, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shorts Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.