Total Crime Rate

147.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 147.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Steven Close area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 158th 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 Steven Close (ME4 5NG) in the last 12 months was 147.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 91.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Steven Close (ME4 5NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lester Road, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Short Street (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Steven Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Herman Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sturla Road 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 crime Sawyers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Drugs Shipwrights Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sturla Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Short Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sawyers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Short Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Short Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otway Terrace
Sep 2025Drugs Otway Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sawyers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sawyers Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glencoe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Symons Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Magpie Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Magpie Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herman Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herman Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Listmas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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