Crime Rates at High Street, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4AB

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cuxton, Halling & Riverside , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (ME2 4AB) in the last 12 months was 1530.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1025.0% higher than the Cuxton, Halling & Riverside average (136.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 285 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 366.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 151 (≈ 331.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ME2 4AB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 243 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.