Total Crime Rate
83.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chalkpit 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 Chalkpit Hill (ME4 5TA) 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 Chalkpit Hill (ME4 5TA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 37 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Claremont Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Buller Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Natal Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Natal Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Natal Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chalk Pit Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Chalk Pit Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redvers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Redvers Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buller Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Buller Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whittaker Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Booth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Booth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tedbury Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gerald Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gerald Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baffin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Leopold Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hilda Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Warner Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glencoe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Herman Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Herman Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Herman Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Otway Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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