Total Crime Rate

189.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.0 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 189.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Windsor Avenue area has the 30th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 95th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windsor Avenue (ME4 5SF) in the last 12 months was 189.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 92.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windsor Avenue (ME4 5SF), the main crime hotspot is near Natal Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Windsor Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redvers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Buller Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Road 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 2026Burglary Leopold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redvers Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Neale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Chalk Pit Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chalk Pit Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mitchell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mitchell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mitchell Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Hilda Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Neale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Neale Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Natal Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Natal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River View Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tedbury Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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