Total Crime Rate

93.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.8 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 93.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 20.8 4/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • 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
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

Ethelbert Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 269th highest 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 Ethelbert Road (ME1 3EU) in the last 12 months was 93.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ethelbert Road (ME1 3EU), the main crime hotspot is near Weatherly Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ethelbert Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Weatherly Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Other theft Weatherly Close Under investigation
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 Watts' Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morden Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hooper'S Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Hooper'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clive Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weatherly Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weatherly Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weatherly Close —
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Data Sources

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