Total Crime Rate

121.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 121.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dagmar Road area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 204th 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 Dagmar Road (ME4 5HA) in the last 12 months was 121.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Dagmar Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Castle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Maida Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Maida Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Portland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maida Road
Apr 2026Other crime Shipwrights Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shipwrights Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constitution Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocelot Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road
Apr 2026Other theft Sawyers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waghorn Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Court

Data Sources

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