Total Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Magpie Hall Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 255th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Magpie Hall Road (ME4 5XQ) in the last 12 months was 39.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Magpie Hall Road (ME4 5XQ), the main crime hotspot is near Chatham Grove. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Magpie Hall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorndike Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatham Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatham Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatham Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Letchworth Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Underdown Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Underdown Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorndike Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorndike Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Casson Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Casson Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Casson Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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