Crime Rates at Hards Town, Chatham, ME4 4ND

Hards Town area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 92nd 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 Hards Town (ME4 4ND) in the last 12 months was 195.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% lower 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 94.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 73.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hards Town (ME4 4ND), the main crime hotspot is near Institute Road. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.