Crime Rates at Borstal Road, Rochester, ME1 3BB

Borstal Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 228th 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 Borstal Road (ME1 3BB) in the last 12 months was 117.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borstal Road (ME1 3BB), 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.