Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME2 3NR
How much crime is recorded in ME2 3NR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Broomhill
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,427 (2024)
ME2 3NRRochester
How safe is ME2 3NR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME2 3NR 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
19.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 3NRNational
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Burglary3.09.1
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other crime2.01.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Robbery1.01.4
Public order0.94.6
Drugs0.72.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.