Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME2 3HQ
How much crime is recorded in ME2 3HQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Strood North & Frindsbury
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,945 (2024)
ME2 3HQRochester
How safe is ME2 3HQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME2 3HQ 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
21.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 3HQNational
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Public order3.34.6
Other theft2.94.5
Burglary2.89.1
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% 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.