Postcode district · Rochester
Crime in ME1
How much crime is recorded in ME1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 44,722 (2024)
ME1Postcode district · Rochester
How safe is ME1
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in ME1, 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
38.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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).
ME1National
Violence and sexual offences31.223.6
Shoplifting18.58.4
Anti-social behaviour17.710.7
Burglary6.99.1
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Other theft6.74.5
Public order4.34.6
Drugs3.32.4
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other crime2.51.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person1.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.