Total Crime Rate

557.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 557.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 206.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 160.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.6 10/10
  • Burglary 42.0 10/10
  • Drugs 22.9 10/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 19.1 9/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

New Road Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 21st 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 New Road Avenue (ME4 6AS) in the last 12 months was 557.3 per 1,000 residents and was 120.1% higher than the Chatham Central & Brompton average (253.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 187.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road Avenue (ME4 6AS), the main crime hotspot is near Ordnance Terrace. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Road Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Medway Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saunders Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Medway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Medway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Medway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Medway Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Medway Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Chilham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chilham Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saunders Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Afghan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Saunders Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saunders Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bingley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bingley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Railway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fort Pitt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fort Pitt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Chatham Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Afghan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Afghan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foundary Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ordnance Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Medway Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Medway Street —
Sep 2025Public order Chatham Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatham Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ordnance Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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