Total Crime Rate

277.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 277.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.6 10/10
  • Other theft 19.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
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

Melville Court area has the 20th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 52nd 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 Melville Court (ME4 4XP) in the last 12 months was 277.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% higher 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 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 124.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melville Court (ME4 4XP), 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 Melville Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Estuary Reach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Khartoum Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brompton Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Estuary Reach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Estuary Reach Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Westcourt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Khartoum Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons New Stairs Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Khartoum Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs The Cut Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garden Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flaxmans Court —
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Data Sources

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