Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME2 2LY
How much crime is recorded in ME2 2LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rede Common
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,738 (2024)
ME2 2LYRochester
How safe is ME2 2LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME2 2LY 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
39.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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 2LYNational
Violence and sexual offences31.423.6
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Burglary8.89.1
Other theft8.84.5
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Other crime5.81.5
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Public order3.14.6
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.