Total Crime Rate

363.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 363.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 191.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Drugs 29.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.5 6/10
  • Robbery 9.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Joiners Court 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 Joiners Court (ME4 5JQ) 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 Joiners Court (ME4 5JQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Joiners Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oliver Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sawyers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blockmakers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Joiners Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shipwrights Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Sawyers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sawyers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sawyers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sawyers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sawyers Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Oakum Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sawyers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ropemakers Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ropemakers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sawyers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sawyers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sawyers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sawyers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sawyers Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joiners Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joiners Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakum Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chamberlain Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Oliver Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oliver Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oliver Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Magpie Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chamberlain Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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