Total Crime Rate

346.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 346.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 122.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 107.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.4 10/10
  • Drugs 49.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Other crime 12.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Salisbury Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 41st 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 Salisbury Road (ME4 5NW) in the last 12 months was 346.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% higher than the Chatham Central & Brompton average (254.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 122.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salisbury Road (ME4 5NW), the main crime hotspot is near Institute Road. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Salisbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/127)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herman Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mills Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Listmas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newnham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Listmas Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waghorn Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waghorn Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waghorn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Portland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Otway Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A2 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hare Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hare Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A2 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Institute Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowbank Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Institute Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sydney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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