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

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Strood North & Frindsbury , and the 94th 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 High Street (ME2 4AP) in the last 12 months was 191.9 per 1,000 residents and was 166.9% higher than the Strood North & Frindsbury average (71.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 91.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ME2 4AP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 181 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.