Total Crime Rate

203.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 203.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Second Avenue area has the 28th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 88th 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 Second Avenue (ME4 5AU) in the last 12 months was 203.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% lower 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -6.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 103.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Second Avenue (ME4 5AU), the main crime hotspot is near Ambrose Hill. Police recorded 43 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 Second Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Settington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pheasant Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durrell Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tramways Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tramways Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lawn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alfred Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pheasant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tramways Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Connaught Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Second Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Connaught Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Connaught Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ambrose Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ambrose Hill —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Third Avenue —
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Data Sources

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