Total Crime Rate

140.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 140.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Second 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 Second Avenue (ME4 5AU) 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 Second Avenue (ME4 5AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alfred Close, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ambrose Hill (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Second Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Street End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenwood Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Settington Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Connaught Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Connaught Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Edinburgh Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Albany Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ambrose Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alfred Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Edinburgh Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Alfred Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alfred Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stonecross Lea —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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