Crime Rates at Castle Road, Chatham, ME4 5HX

Castle Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 180th 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 Castle Road (ME4 5HX) in the last 12 months was 134.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -24.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 73.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Road (ME4 5HX), 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.