Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME1 2XG
How much crime is recorded in ME1 2XG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rochester South East
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,535 (2024)
ME1 2XGRochester
How safe is ME1 2XG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME1 2XG 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
16.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 2XGNational
Violence and sexual offences12.123.6
Burglary6.99.1
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Shoplifting4.38.4
Other theft3.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime1.31.5
Public order1.04.6
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.