Crime Rates at Arches View, Chatham, ME4 4PL

Arches View area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 5th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Arches View (ME4 4PL) in the last 12 months was 1160.6 per 1,000 residents and was 355.4% higher 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 178 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -13.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 218 (≈ 564.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arches View (ME4 4PL), the main crime hotspot is near Institute Road. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.