Total Crime Rate

58.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 23.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Borstal Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 393rd lowest 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 Borstal Road (ME1 3BB) in the last 12 months was 58.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borstal Road (ME1 3BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Keating Close, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mercury Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Borstal Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keating Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shorts Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shorts Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shorts Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shorts Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidney Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunderland Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sidney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stirling Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mercury Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mercury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shorts Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keating Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keating Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Borstal Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Borstal Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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