Crime Rates at Brompton Lane, Rochester, ME2 3BJ

Brompton Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Strood North & Frindsbury , and the 281st highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brompton Lane (ME2 3BJ) in the last 12 months was 95.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% higher than the Strood North & Frindsbury average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brompton Lane (ME2 3BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 157 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.