Crime Rates at First Avenue, Chatham, ME4 5AT

First Avenue area has the 40th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 167th 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 First Avenue (ME4 5AT) in the last 12 months was 140.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 67.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around First Avenue (ME4 5AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Connaught Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.