Crime Rates at Rochester Crescent, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9JH

Rochester Crescent area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow , and the 277th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rochester Crescent (ME3 9JH) in the last 12 months was 42.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% lower than the Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow average (74.1 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 , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rochester Crescent (ME3 9JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Voisin Close, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wall Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.