Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME2 3JN
How much crime is recorded in ME2 3JN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rede Common
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,742 (2024)
ME2 3JNRochester
How safe is ME2 3JN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME2 3JN area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 3JNNational
Violence and sexual offences19.523.6
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Burglary3.39.1
Other crime2.91.5
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs2.22.4
Public order0.84.6
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.