Total Crime Rate

101.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.0 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 101.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 16.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Rochester Street area has the 59th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 242nd highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rochester Street (ME4 6RR) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% lower than the Chatham Central & Brompton average (254.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rochester Street (ME4 6RR), the main crime hotspot is near Ordnance Terrace. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rochester Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/88)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chartwell Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ordnance Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haymen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corkwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Corkwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ordnance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Edward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Ordnance Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ordnance Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ordnance Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haymen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ordnance Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ordnance Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ordnance Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ordnance Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ordnance Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Ordnance Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ordnance Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ordnance Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haymen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ordnance Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gibraltar Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River View Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

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