Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME3 0BL
How much crime is recorded in ME3 0BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hoo Peninsula
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,724 (2024)
ME3 0BLRochester
How safe is ME3 0BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME3 0BL 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
16.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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).
ME3 0BLNational
Violence and sexual offences16.123.6
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Other theft3.04.5
Public order1.94.6
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% 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.