Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME2 4GX
How much crime is recorded in ME2 4GX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,376 (2024)
How safe is ME2 4GX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME2 4GX area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 4GXNational
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Anti-social behaviour15.510.7
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Burglary5.39.1
Drugs3.42.4
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime2.41.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Public order0.74.6
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.