Crime Rates at St Margarets Street, Rochester, ME1 3BH

St Margarets Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 106th 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 St Margarets Street (ME1 3BH) in the last 12 months was 179.9 per 1,000 residents and was 110.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 76.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 122.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Margarets Street (ME1 3BH), the main crime hotspot is near Mitre Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.