Total Crime Rate

872.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

427.3 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 872.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 427.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 361.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 167.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 88.1 10/10
  • Other theft 66.1 10/10
  • Drugs 57.3 10/10
  • Public order 48.5 10/10
  • Other crime 22.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.8 9/10
  • Robbery 8.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.8 8/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 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

High Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 9th 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 872.3 per 1,000 residents and was 242.2% 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 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 427.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ME4 4EA), the main crime hotspot is near Waterfront Way. Police recorded 146 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/99)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Cooks Wharf Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cooks Wharf —
Apr 2026Other theft Foundary Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foundary Wharf —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gibraltar Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gibraltar Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gibraltar Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fort Pitt Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Medway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Medway Street 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 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Medway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Bartholomew'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gundulph Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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