Total Crime Rate
44.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Baker Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 295th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Baker Street (ME1 3DN) in the last 12 months was 44.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Baker Street (ME1 3DN), the main crime hotspot is near Jenner Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Rochester West & Borstal| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Morden Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watts' Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cornwall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Longley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jenner Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gordon Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watts' Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watts' Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watts' Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clive Road | Under investigation |
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