Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME3 8HF
How much crime is recorded in ME3 8HF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cliffe
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,722 (2024)
ME3 8HFRochester
How safe is ME3 8HF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME3 8HF 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
13.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 8HFNational
Violence and sexual offences8.523.6
Burglary8.29.1
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Other theft3.44.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Public order1.04.6
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.