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Crime in ME3 9HA
How much crime is recorded in ME3 9HA, 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
- 2,300 (2024)
ME3 9HARochester
How safe is ME3 9HA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME3 9HA 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
24.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 9HANational
Violence and sexual offences21.623.6
Anti-social behaviour11.310.7
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Other crime3.31.5
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Burglary1.09.1
Public order1.04.6
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 35% 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.