Total Crime Rate

443.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 443.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 140.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 59.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.8 10/10
  • Other theft 43.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 31.1 10/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.1 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

Starboard Crescent area has the 14th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 29th 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 Starboard Crescent (ME4 4GA) in the last 12 months was 443.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% 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 131 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 123.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 155 (≈ 166.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Starboard Crescent (ME4 4GA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Starboard Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheelwrights Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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