Total Crime Rate
83.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Silver 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.
View Crime In Chatham Central & Brompton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Neale Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mount Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | New Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bryant Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryant Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | New Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryant Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Warner Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bryant Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | New Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Neale Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Neale Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Claremont Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Claremont Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Port Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Silver Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Awaiting court outcome |
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