Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME1 3HX
How much crime is recorded in ME1 3HX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rochester West
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,042 (2024)
ME1 3HXRochester
How safe is ME1 3HX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME1 3HX area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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 3HXNational
Violence and sexual offences33.323.6
Anti-social behaviour17.710.7
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Other theft4.54.5
Drugs3.72.4
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Burglary3.29.1
Public order2.54.6
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 53% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.