Total Crime Rate
98.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cordelia Crescent area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 256th 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 Cordelia Crescent (ME1 3JA) in the last 12 months was 98.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% 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 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 Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cordelia Crescent (ME1 3JA), 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.
View Crime In Rochester West & Borstal| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mercury Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wouldham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmdale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Silver Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mercury Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Borstal Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Borstal Street | Under investigation |
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