Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME2 2RS
How much crime is recorded in ME2 2RS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Strood South & Temple Marsh
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,744 (2024)
How safe is ME2 2RS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME2 2RS 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
22.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 2RSNational
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Burglary3.99.1
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft3.24.5
Other crime1.81.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Public order0.44.6
Robbery0.31.4
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.