Total Crime Rate
2.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Magpie Hall 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 Magpie Hall Road (ME4 5NA) 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 Magpie Hall Road (ME4 5NA), 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.
View Crime In Chatham Central & Brompton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ernest Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sawyers Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | East Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sturla Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ropemakers Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ropemakers Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blockmakers Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Waghorn Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sawyers Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sawyers Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | 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 | 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 | East Street | 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 | Other crime | Sawyers Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shipwrights Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glencoe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glencoe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glencoe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Joiners Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Joiners Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Joiners Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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