Total Crime Rate

109.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Lane area has the 56th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 249th 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 Church Lane (ME4 4TQ) in the last 12 months was 109.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (ME4 4TQ), the main crime hotspot is near Brompton Hill. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flaxmans Court —
Sep 2025Drugs Westcourt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs The Cut Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garden Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Estuary Reach Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Estuary Reach Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Estuary Reach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brompton Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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