Total Crime Rate

735.7 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 735.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 308.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 118.9 10/10
  • Other theft 70.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 66.1 10/10
  • Drugs 44.1 10/10
  • Public order 35.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.4 10/10
  • Burglary 22.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.2 9/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 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

High Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 11th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (ME4 4EA) in the last 12 months was 735.7 per 1,000 residents and was 190.6% higher than the Chatham Central & Brompton average (253.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 361.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ME4 4EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waterfront Way, where police recorded 140 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ordnance Terrace (66 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Medway Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Medway Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Waterfront Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chilham Close
Sep 2025Theft from the person Waterfront Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterfront Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Waterfront Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Waterfront Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Waterfront Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Waterfront Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Afghan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Waterfront Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Waterfront Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterfront Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fort Pitt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chilham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fort Pitt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ordnance Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Afghan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Afghan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Railway Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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