Total Crime Rate
73.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Damien Close area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 349th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Damien Close (ME4 4XE) in the last 12 months was 73.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Damien Close (ME4 4XE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mary Court, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ropemakers Court (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chatham Central & Brompton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mary Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ropemakers Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glencoe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baffin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redvers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Redvers Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ropemakers Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ropemakers Court | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gerald Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glencoe Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ropemakers Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ropemakers Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ropemakers Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Ropemakers Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Ropemakers Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Symons Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glencoe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Glencoe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | White Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gerald Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mark Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mark Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coney Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coney Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coney Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coney Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mark Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Glencoe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mark Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mary Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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