Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME2 1LN
How much crime is recorded in ME2 1LN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cuxton & Halling
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,551 (2024)
ME2 1LNRochester
How safe is ME2 1LN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME2 1LN area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 1LNNational
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Shoplifting1.88.4
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.51.5
Other theft1.34.5
Public order0.94.6
Burglary0.79.1
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.