Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME1 2RZ
How much crime is recorded in ME1 2RZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rochester South East
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,882 (2024)
ME1 2RZRochester
How safe is ME1 2RZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME1 2RZ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
ME1 2RZNational
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Burglary4.99.1
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Drugs3.32.4
Shoplifting3.18.4
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other theft2.34.5
Other crime1.21.5
Public order1.04.6
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.