Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME2 2RB
How much crime is recorded in ME2 2RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Strood South & Temple Marsh
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,921 (2024)
ME2 2RBRochester
How safe is ME2 2RB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME2 2RB 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
34.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 2RBNational
Violence and sexual offences28.723.6
Burglary9.29.1
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Other crime6.01.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Public order2.94.6
Drugs2.72.4
Other theft1.74.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.