Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME3 9FY
How much crime is recorded in ME3 9FY, 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
- 1,759 (2024)
ME3 9FYRochester
How safe is ME3 9FY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME3 9FY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 9FYNational
Violence and sexual offences19.423.6
Anti-social behaviour14.110.7
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime2.01.5
Burglary1.89.1
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Public order1.64.6
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% 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.