Crime Rates at The Brook, Chatham, ME4 4NZ

The Brook area has the 59th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 219th 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 The Brook (ME4 4NZ) in the last 12 months was 122.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 65.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Brook (ME4 4NZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 271 crimes here, including 122 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.