Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME1 3LB
How much crime is recorded in ME1 3LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rochester South West
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,467 (2024)
ME1 3LBRochester
How safe is ME1 3LB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME1 3LB 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
40.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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 3LBNational
Violence and sexual offences33.223.6
Anti-social behaviour12.710.7
Criminal damage and arson9.24.7
Shoplifting7.28.4
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Other theft3.84.5
Public order3.84.6
Other crime3.71.5
Drugs3.22.4
Robbery2.31.4
Burglary1.19.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.