Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME2 4AY
How much crime is recorded in ME2 4AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wainscott & City Estate
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,570 (2024)
ME2 4AYRochester
How safe is ME2 4AY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME2 4AY area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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 4AYNational
Violence and sexual offences30.423.6
Shoplifting15.38.4
Anti-social behaviour15.110.7
Public order5.14.6
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Other theft3.64.5
Burglary2.49.1
Drugs2.22.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 53% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.