Crime Rates at Borstal Street, Rochester, ME1 3HL

Borstal Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 328th 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 Borstal Street (ME1 3HL) in the last 12 months was 77.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borstal Street (ME1 3HL), the main crime hotspot is near Mercury Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.