Total Crime Rate

295.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 295.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 121.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 32.7 10/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Other crime 14.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
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

Main Gate Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Main Gate Road (ME4 4TZ) in the last 12 months was 295.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% 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 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 21.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 93 (≈ 121.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Gate Road (ME4 4TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Estuary Reach. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Main Gate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Estuary Reach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Estuary Reach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Estuary Reach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Middle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Middle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Cut —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
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Data Sources

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