Crime Rate in Chatham Central & Brompton, ward

Chatham Central & Brompton has the highest crime rate of 24 wards in Medway district and the 171st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 24th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chatham Central & Brompton in the last 12 months was 253.2 per 1,000 residents and was 131.7% higher than the Medway district average (109.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chatham Central & Brompton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,763 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 47 cases , down -9.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 53.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2,118 (≈ 114.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chatham Central & Brompton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 592 crimes here, including 239 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.