Total Crime Rate

114.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Christopher Road area has the 57th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 242nd 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 Christopher Road (ME4 5NQ) in the last 12 months was 114.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christopher Road (ME4 5NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lester Road, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Russell Court (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Christopher Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sawyers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sawyers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sawyers Court
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sawyers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cromwell Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sawyers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mark Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sawyers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herman Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sawyers Court Awaiting court outcome
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 Symons Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herman Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Herman Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Listmas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Castle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Waghorn Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Magpie Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Magpie Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sturla Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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