Total Crime Rate

167.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 167.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 56.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 117th 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 New Road (ME1 1DS) in the last 12 months was 167.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% lower than the Chatham Central & Brompton average (254.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -29.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (ME1 1DS), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Foundary Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft New Covenant Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gundulph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gundulph Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gundulph Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gundulph Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gundulph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Fort —
Apr 2026Other theft St Bartholomew'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bingley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Margaret'S Banks —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foundary Wharf —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cooks Wharf —
Apr 2026Public order Cooks Wharf Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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