Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME2 3PH
How much crime is recorded in ME2 3PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Broomhill
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,782 (2024)
ME2 3PHRochester
How safe is ME2 3PH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME2 3PH 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
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 3PHNational
Violence and sexual offences15.723.6
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Burglary3.59.1
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Public order1.44.6
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.21.5
Other theft0.54.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.