Total Crime Rate

159.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 159.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Mill Cottages area has the 35th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 129th 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 Mill Cottages (ME4 6BS) in the last 12 months was 159.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% lower 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 93.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Cottages (ME4 6BS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 475 crimes here, including 159 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/100)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westmount Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bryant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claremont Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claremont Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Terrace —
Apr 2026Public order Cambridge Terrace Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Cambridge Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Drugs Clover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Leopold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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