Postcode · Rochester
Crime in ME3 9SY
How much crime is recorded in ME3 9SY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hoo Peninsula
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,671 (2024)
ME3 9SYRochester
How safe is ME3 9SY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME3 9SY area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.2
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 9SYNational
Violence and sexual offences37.323.6
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Burglary5.79.1
Other theft5.74.5
Other crime1.91.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Public order1.44.6
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Drugs1.12.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.