Rochester West & Borstal
WardSouth west Medway. About 13,083 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Rochester West & Borstal live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Rochester West & Borstal compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Rochester West & Borstal safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rochester West & Borstal at a rate of 131.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 102.4 per 1,000 people across Medway.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 200 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rochester West & Borstal.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (652), anti-social behaviour (405) and other crime (251).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Medway
These figures are published for the whole of Medway, not for each ward, so they describe all of Medway and not Rochester West & Borstal alone. See Medway
Rochester West & Borstal in brief
Rochester West & Borstal had 12,646 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Rochester West & Borstal live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Rochester West & Borstal, 82.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Rochester West & Borstal, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.