Total Crime Rate

217.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 217.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Drugs 22.0 10/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Mark Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 82nd 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 217.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 94.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mark Street (ME4 5PF), the main crime hotspot is near Russell Court. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mark Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glencoe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sawyers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Magpie Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sturla Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sturla Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Melbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shipwrights Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ernest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime 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 Sawyers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sawyers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Action to be taken by another organisation
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 Mark Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Herman Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blockmakers Court 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 2025Criminal damage and arson East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herman Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sawyers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ropemakers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ropemakers Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sawyers Court

Data Sources

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