Total Crime Rate

105.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 105.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sturla Road area has the 60th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 234th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sturla Road (ME4 5PA) in the last 12 months was 105.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% lower than the Chatham Central & Brompton average (254.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sturla Road (ME4 5PA), 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 Sturla Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/113)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillside Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Institute Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Institute Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waghorn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waghorn Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waghorn Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillside Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Hillside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Hillside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newnham Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Portland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ernest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Meadowbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Listmas Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sydney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowbank Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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