Crime Rates at Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, ME4 5JB

Magpie Hall Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 39th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Magpie Hall Road (ME4 5JB) in the last 12 months was 363.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% higher than the Chatham Central & Brompton average (253.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 224.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Magpie Hall Road (ME4 5JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ropemakers Court, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sawyers Court (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.