Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME1 3UQ
How much crime is recorded in ME1 3UQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell Hill
- Council
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,519 (2024)
ME1 3UQRochester
How safe is ME1 3UQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME1 3UQ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 3UQNational
Violence and sexual offences22.823.6
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Burglary5.29.1
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Other crime4.21.5
Other theft3.14.5
Drugs2.62.4
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Public order1.44.6
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.