Total Crime Rate

116.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

College Road area has the 55th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 213th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around College Road (ME4 4JS) in the last 12 months was 116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Road (ME4 4JS), the main crime hotspot is near Estuary Reach. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in College Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Middle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Cut —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Estuary Reach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flaxmans Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flaxmans Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Middle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Estuary Reach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Estuary Reach Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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