Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME1 3BS
How much crime is recorded in ME1 3BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rochester West
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,701 (2024)
ME1 3BSRochester
How safe is ME1 3BS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME1 3BS 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
18.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 3BSNational
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Other theft5.54.5
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Burglary4.49.1
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.71.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Public order0.94.6
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.