Rochester crime stats
April 2024

The overall crime rate in Rochester postcode area is 127.5 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 29.1k crimes were violent crimes which is 40.2% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 145% of national crime rate. Possession of weapons crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 30.1% over the last twelve months.The category of "other crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Other crime" rate is at 205% of national crime rate which puts Rochester on 6. position out of 95 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Other crime" makes up 3.0% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "other crime" is 2.1k cases and has decreased by 5.5% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2023 - February 2024.

Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Ranking (95 postcode areas)	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
Violent crime →	40.2%	7. highest	145%	29.1k	-7.2%
Antisocial behaviour crime →	15.1%	27. highest	121%	10.9k	2.0%
Criminal damage and arson crime →	9.8%	6. highest	156%	7.1k	-5.7%
Shoplifting crime →	7.1%	20. highest	125%	5.1k	19.5%
Other theft crime →	6.7%	28. highest	107%	4.8k	-9.0%
Public order crime →	5.7%	46. lowest	93%	4.1k	-12.5%
Vehicle crime →	4.9%	43. highest	100%	3.5k	3.1%
Burglary crime →	3.1%	43. lowest	92%	2.2k	7.5%
Other crime →	3.0%	6. highest	205%	2.1k	-5.5%
Drugs crime →	2.2%	39. highest	102%	1.6k	6.4%
Possession of weapons crime →	0.9%	22. highest	124%	649	30.1%
Robbery crime →	0.6%	46. lowest	61%	435	-5.2%
Bicycle theft crime →	0.5%	25. lowest	59%	370	-8.0%
Theft from the person crime →	0.5%	39. lowest	32%	353	3.5%
Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Crime rate ranking	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
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