Total Crime Rate

73.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 73.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Damien 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.

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Crime Over Time in Damien Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mary Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ropemakers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glencoe Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baffin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redvers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redvers Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ropemakers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ropemakers Court Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Gerald Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glencoe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ropemakers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ropemakers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ropemakers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ropemakers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ropemakers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Symons Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glencoe Road
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Glencoe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Road
Apr 2026Other theft Gerald Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coney Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coney Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coney Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coney Mews
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glencoe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mary Court Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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