Total Crime Rate

2656.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1053.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 2656.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1053.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 800.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 664.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 411.3 10/10
  • Other theft 180.3 10/10
  • Public order 169.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 107.0 10/10
  • Drugs 84.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 53.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 47.9 10/10
  • Robbery 31.0 10/10
  • Other crime 28.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 28.2 10/10
  • Burglary 25.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.4 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

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 High Street (ME4 4BG) in the last 12 months was 2656.3 per 1,000 residents and was 942.3% higher than the Chatham Central & Brompton average (254.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 284 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 9 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 374 (≈ 1053.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ME4 4BG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 558 crimes here, including 195 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Chatham Central & Brompton

Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/143)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Medway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Medway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Medway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Medway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Medway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Medway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Medway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Medway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Medway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs New Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons New Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Brook Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Brook Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft The Brook Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Medway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 143

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑