Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME2 3LF
How much crime is recorded in ME2 3LF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Broomhill
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,409 (2024)
ME2 3LFRochester
How safe is ME2 3LF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME2 3LF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 3LFNational
Burglary7.79.1
Violence and sexual offences6.323.6
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Public order1.34.6
Other crime1.11.5
Other theft0.94.5
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.