Crime Rates at Connaught Road, Chatham, ME4 5DH

Connaught Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Luton , and the 112th 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 Connaught Road (ME4 5DH) in the last 12 months was 172.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% higher than the Luton average (143.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Connaught Road (ME4 5DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maida Road, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Constitution Hill (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.