Total Crime Rate

438.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

148.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 438.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 148.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 145.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.8 10/10
  • Drugs 38.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Burglary 22.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Other crime 15.3 10/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Road Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 28th 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 6BB) in the last 12 months was 438.9 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% higher than the Chatham Central & Brompton average (254.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 148.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road Avenue (ME4 6BB), the main crime hotspot is near Ordnance Terrace. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 70 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 (30/94)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cooks Wharf Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Gundulph Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gundulph Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gundulph Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gundulph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Bartholomew'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cooks Wharf —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Foundary Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foundary Wharf —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gibraltar Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gibraltar Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gibraltar Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gundulph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chartwell Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Manor Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Manor Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Manor Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Manor Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chartwell Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamond Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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