Total Crime Rate

11.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 11.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hill Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 41st 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 Hill Road (ME1 3NN) in the last 12 months was 11.0 per 1,000 residents and was 87.2% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Road (ME1 3NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Borstal Street, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shorts Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Shorts Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stirling Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Matthews Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stirling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stirling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mercury Close —
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Data Sources

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