Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME3 7LA
How much crime is recorded in ME3 7LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Higham & Shorne
- Council
- Gravesham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,422 (2024)
ME3 7LARochester
How safe is ME3 7LA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME3 7LA 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
17.2
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 7LANational
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Burglary5.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft3.84.5
Public order2.94.6
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.