Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME2 3SP
How much crime is recorded in ME2 3SP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Broomhill
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,559 (2024)
ME2 3SPRochester
How safe is ME2 3SP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME2 3SP 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
13.7
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 3SPNational
Violence and sexual offences10.823.6
Burglary3.49.1
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Other theft2.64.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Public order0.54.6
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 50% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.