Total Crime Rate

128.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 128.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

White Road area has the 54th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 206th 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 White Road (ME4 5TJ) in the last 12 months was 128.3 per 1,000 residents and was 49.3% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 77.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in White Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windsor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hohler Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Robbery Magpie Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Underdown Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Underdown Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whyman Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buller Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redvers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leonards Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great South Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Booth Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Natal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tedbury Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Magpie Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Robin Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Keyes Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Natal Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glencoe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glencoe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glencoe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Symons Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great South Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ernest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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