Total Crime Rate

286.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

174.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 286.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 174.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 8/10
  • Other crime 19.4 10/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • 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
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

Sawyers Court area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 56th 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 Sawyers Court (ME4 5JH) in the last 12 months was 286.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 174.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sawyers Court (ME4 5JH), the main crime hotspot is near Sawyers Court. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sawyers Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ropemakers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ropemakers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Ropemakers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shipwrights Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Portland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blockmakers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blockmakers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sailmakers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sailmakers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Castle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ropemakers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sawyers Court 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 2026Vehicle crime Mark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Listmas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Listmas Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Listmas Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waghorn Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waghorn Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waghorn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shipwrights Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ropemakers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ropemakers Court Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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