Total Crime Rate

44.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Baker 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.

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Crime Over Time in Baker Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morden Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watts' Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cornwall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Longley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jenner Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gordon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watts' Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watts' Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watts' Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clive Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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