Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME2 4JP
How much crime is recorded in ME2 4JP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Strood North & Frindsbury
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,730 (2024)
ME2 4JPRochester
How safe is ME2 4JP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME2 4JP 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
35.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 4JPNational
Violence and sexual offences30.623.6
Anti-social behaviour12.910.7
Drugs5.62.4
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Burglary3.29.1
Other crime1.91.5
Public order1.14.6
Shoplifting0.58.4
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.