Total Crime Rate

1207.4 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 1207.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 375.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 264.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 170.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 96.1 10/10
  • Public order 63.3 10/10
  • Other theft 61.1 10/10
  • Drugs 32.8 10/10
  • Robbery 28.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.0 10/10
  • Other crime 21.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 21.8 10/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.1 10/10
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

Military Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 5th 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 Military Road (ME4 4JG) in the last 12 months was 1207.4 per 1,000 residents and was 376.9% 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 172 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 220 (≈ 480.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Military Road (ME4 4JG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 544 crimes here, including 211 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Military Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/139)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Mews —
Sep 2025Other theft Manor Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cambridge Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Railway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Medway Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Medway Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Medway Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Medway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Medway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Medway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Medway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order New Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order New Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs James Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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