Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME3 9LT
How much crime is recorded in ME3 9LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hoo Peninsula
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,544 (2024)
ME3 9LTRochester
How safe is ME3 9LT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME3 9LT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 9LTNational
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Burglary4.29.1
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other theft2.74.5
Public order1.34.6
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Drugs0.32.4
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.