Crime Rates at Leopold Road, Chatham, ME4 5SX

Leopold Road area has the 60th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 224th 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 Leopold Road (ME4 5SX) in the last 12 months was 120.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -86.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leopold Road (ME4 5SX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.