Total Crime Rate

91.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.8 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 91.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 59.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Upbury Way area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 274th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upbury Way (ME4 4NQ) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upbury Way (ME4 4NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 134 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Institute Road (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Upbury Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lines Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lester Road
Apr 2026Other theft A231 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lester Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lester Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lester Road
Apr 2026Drugs Upbury Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lester Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lester Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mills Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Otway Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Otway Terrace Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herman Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herman Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herman Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Otway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upbury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Meadowbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A2 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A2

Data Sources

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