Total Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 26.7 3/10
  • Drugs 20.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Meadowsweet View area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 166th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadowsweet View (ME4 3BA) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 89.4% 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 Drugs with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowsweet View (ME4 3BA), the main crime hotspot is near Westview. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadowsweet View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Sallow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westview —
Sep 2025Drugs Sallow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldcrest Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Victory Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deering Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deering Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westview Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sallow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westview Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sallow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Aster Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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