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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cuxton, Halling & Riverside , and the 3rd 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 4TH) in the last 12 months was 1280.7 per 1,000 residents and was 925.3% higher than the Cuxton, Halling & Riverside average (124.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 171 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 6 cases , down -14.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 134 (≈ 293.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ME2 4TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 183 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.