Crime Rates at Haig Avenue, Chatham, ME4 5UF

Haig Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 344th lowest 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 Haig Avenue (ME4 5UF) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Haig Avenue (ME4 5UF), 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.