Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME3 7AD
How much crime is recorded in ME3 7AD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Higham & Shorne
- Council
- Gravesham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,163 (2024)
ME3 7ADRochester
How safe is ME3 7AD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME3 7AD area, below 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
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 7ADNational
Violence and sexual offences20.523.6
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Burglary3.69.1
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime1.91.5
Public order1.24.6
Drugs0.72.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.