Total Crime Rate

27.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 27.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 10.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Galleon Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Rochester East & Warren Wood , and the 155th 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 Galleon Close (ME1 3PF) in the last 12 months was 27.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -97.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Galleon Close (ME1 3PF), the main crime hotspot is near Sylewood Close. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Galleon Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Sylewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orion Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sylewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylewood Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylewood Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylewood Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylewood Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Sylewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B2097 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sylewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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