Total Crime Rate

288.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 288.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.8 10/10
  • Other theft 77.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • 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

Chatham Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Boxley Downs , and the 29th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

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 Chatham Road (ME14 3AY) in the last 12 months was 288.7 per 1,000 residents and was 307.4% higher than the Boxley Downs average (70.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -81.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 105.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chatham Road (ME14 3AY), the main crime hotspot is near Tyland Mews. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chatham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tyland Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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