Crime Rates at Rochester Street, Chatham, ME4 6RS

Rochester Street area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 313th 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 Rochester Street (ME4 6RS) in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% lower than the Chatham Central & Brompton average (253.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rochester Street (ME4 6RS), the main crime hotspot is near Ordnance Terrace. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.