Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME3 9AR
How much crime is recorded in ME3 9AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,693 (2024)
ME3 9ARRochester
How safe is ME3 9AR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME3 9AR 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
27.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 9ARNational
Violence and sexual offences24.623.6
Anti-social behaviour21.710.7
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Public order2.84.6
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.71.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.