Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME3 8RL
How much crime is recorded in ME3 8RL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hoo Peninsula
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,345 (2024)
ME3 8RLRochester
How safe is ME3 8RL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME3 8RL 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
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 8RLNational
Violence and sexual offences20.523.6
Burglary11.49.1
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft2.84.5
Public order1.14.6
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs1.02.4
Robbery0.61.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.