Total Crime Rate

83.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 307th highest 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 Silver Hill (ME4 5RW) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silver Hill (ME4 5RW), 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 area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Neale Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs New Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Other crime Bryant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons New Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bryant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Neale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Neale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claremont Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claremont Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Port Rise
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silver Hill
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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