Total Crime Rate
129.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Borstal Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 202nd 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 3JS) in the last 12 months was 129.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.6% higher than the Rochester East & Warren Wood average (85.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -43.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Borstal Street (ME1 3JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Borstal Street, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cordelia Crescent (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rochester East & Warren Wood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ailsa Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mercury Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mansel Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cordelia Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cordelia Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Nashenden Farm Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cordelia Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Farmdale Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Warwick Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brambletree Crescent | — |
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