Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME3 7JA
How much crime is recorded in ME3 7JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Higham & Shorne
- Council
- Gravesham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,408 (2024)
ME3 7JARochester
How safe is ME3 7JA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME3 7JA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 7JANational
Anti-social behaviour20.110.7
Burglary13.99.1
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Drugs3.42.4
Public order3.44.6
Other theft3.34.5
Other crime2.51.5
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.