Total Crime Rate

249.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.5 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 249.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 92.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.1 10/10
  • Drugs 28.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.9 10/10
  • Other theft 21.4 10/10
  • Other crime 17.8 10/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Clarence Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 68th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clarence Road (ME4 5EH) in the last 12 months was 249.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 92.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarence Road (ME4 5EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maida Road, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sawyers Court (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clarence Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sailmakers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Shipwrights Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Joiners Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joiners Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Luton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Luton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Luton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Luton Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shipwrights Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maida Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Sawyers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocelot Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sailmakers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Maida Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Connaught Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Albany Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Maida Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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