Total Crime Rate

775.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

368.3 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 775.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 368.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 245.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 206.6 10/10
  • Public order 83.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 50.9 8/10
  • Other theft 41.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 27.0 10/10
  • Drugs 24.0 10/10
  • Other crime 24.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Robbery 12.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
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

Old Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 11th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Road (ME4 6BJ) in the last 12 months was 775.5 per 1,000 residents and was 204.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 88.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 123 (≈ 368.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Road (ME4 6BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 395 crimes here, including 132 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/156)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cambridge Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westmount Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cambridge Terrace Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Waterfront Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Waterfront Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Waterfront Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterfront Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterfront Way —
Apr 2026Public order Cambridge Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Ordnance Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ordnance Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ordnance Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ordnance Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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