Crime Rates at Hartington Street, Chatham, ME4 5PJ

Hartington Street area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 398th lowest 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 Hartington Street (ME4 5PJ) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartington Street (ME4 5PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 134 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.