Total Crime Rate

261.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.1 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 261.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 110.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.7 10/10
  • Drugs 25.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.2 10/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Mark Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 62nd 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 Mark Street (ME4 5PF) in the last 12 months was 261.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 110.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mark Street (ME4 5PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Russell Court, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sawyers Court (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mark Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Sawyers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ropemakers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ropemakers Court Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ropemakers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shipwrights Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Shipwrights Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Portland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ropemakers Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Castle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ropemakers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ropemakers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Joiners Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joiners Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ropemakers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ropemakers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waghorn Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glencoe Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waghorn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Court
Apr 2026Burglary Russell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Russell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Listmas Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Listmas Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Listmas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sailmakers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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