Crime Rates at Palmerston Road, Chatham, ME4 5SL

Palmerston Road area has the 58th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 215th 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 Palmerston Road (ME4 5SL) in the last 12 months was 123.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% lower than the Chatham Central & Brompton average (253.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmerston Road (ME4 5SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Natal Road, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southill Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.