Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME3 7DU
How much crime is recorded in ME3 7DU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Higham & Shorne
- Council
- Gravesham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,261 (2024)
ME3 7DURochester
How safe is ME3 7DU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME3 7DU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 7DUNational
Violence and sexual offences10.523.6
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Burglary6.59.1
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Other theft4.84.5
Drugs2.92.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Public order0.64.6
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.61.5
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.