Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME1 3HE
How much crime is recorded in ME1 3HE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rochester South West
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,696 (2024)
ME1 3HERochester
How safe is ME1 3HE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME1 3HE 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
16.7
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 3HENational
Violence and sexual offences12.023.6
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Burglary5.89.1
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Drugs2.22.4
Other theft1.84.5
Public order0.64.6
Other crime0.41.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.