Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME2 2ZE
How much crime is recorded in ME2 2ZE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Strood South & Temple Marsh
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,860 (2024)
ME2 2ZERochester
How safe is ME2 2ZE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME2 2ZE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 2ZENational
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Other theft5.14.5
Burglary4.09.1
Drugs2.82.4
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other crime2.01.5
Public order1.84.6
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Shoplifting0.08.4
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.