Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME2 1JR
How much crime is recorded in ME2 1JR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cuxton & Halling
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,358 (2024)
ME2 1JRRochester
How safe is ME2 1JR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME2 1JR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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).
ME2 1JRNational
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Shoplifting5.48.4
Other theft5.04.5
Burglary3.49.1
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime1.81.5
Public order1.44.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.