Total Crime Rate

177.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 177.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bingley Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 111th 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 Bingley Road (ME1 1BZ) in the last 12 months was 177.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% lower than the Chatham Central & Brompton average (253.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bingley Road (ME1 1BZ), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bingley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawkwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Bartholomew'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bingley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bingley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Five Bells Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Bartholomew'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawkwood Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawkwood Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gundulph Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gundulph Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foundary Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foundary Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Bartholomew'S Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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