Total Crime Rate

132.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 132.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Robbery 10.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Albert Road area has the 48th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 187th 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 Albert Road (ME4 5QA) in the last 12 months was 132.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Road (ME4 5QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mary Court, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Natal Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Albert Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claremont Way
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Booth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Natal Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chalk Pit Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Chalk Pit Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redvers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redvers Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buller Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Booth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Natal Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Symons Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Symons Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robin Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tedbury Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Road
Apr 2026Other theft Gerald Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gerald Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baffin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Natal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prospect Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silver Hill
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glencoe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sydney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ernest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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