Total Crime Rate
2.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gordon Road area has the lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gordon Road (ME4 5LX) in the last 12 months was 2.5 per 1,000 residents and was 99.0% lower than the Chatham Central & Brompton average (253.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2023. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2023, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Gordon Road (ME4 5LX), the main crime hotspot is near Russell Court. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chatham Central & Brompton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Victoria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sawyers Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Castle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakum Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Waghorn Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oakum Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ernest Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Joiners Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sawyers Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sawyers Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sawyers Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Joiners Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sawyers Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sawyers Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sawyers Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sawyers Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sawyers Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sawyers Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sawyers Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sawyers Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Joiners Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sturla Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shipwrights Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blockmakers Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sturla Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mark Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Melbourne Road | Under investigation |
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