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

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Strood North & Frindsbury , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (ME2 4TT) in the last 12 months was 159.4 per 1,000 residents and was 98.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 81.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ME2 4TT), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 245 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.