Total Crime Rate

159.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.8 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 159.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 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

Silver Hill Gardens area has the 35th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 129th 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 Silver Hill Gardens (ME4 5RG) in the last 12 months was 159.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 93.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silver Hill Gardens (ME4 5RG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 475 crimes here, including 159 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Silver Hill Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westmount Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silver Hill
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Port Rise
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River View Close
Apr 2026Theft from the person Best Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons New Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs New Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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