Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME3 7SB
How much crime is recorded in ME3 7SB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cliffe
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,302 (2024)
ME3 7SBRochester
How safe is ME3 7SB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME3 7SB 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
26.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 7SBNational
Burglary42.09.1
Violence and sexual offences10.823.6
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Other crime2.71.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other theft1.94.5
Public order0.84.6
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.61.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% 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.