Total Crime Rate

763.5 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 763.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 284.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 143.7 10/10
  • Public order 65.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.9 10/10
  • Other theft 38.9 10/10
  • Drugs 32.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 29.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.0 7/10
  • Other crime 21.0 10/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Robbery 15.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
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

Maidstone Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 9th 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 Maidstone Road (ME4 6BZ) in the last 12 months was 763.5 per 1,000 residents and was 201.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 132 (≈ 395.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maidstone Road (ME4 6BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 378 crimes here, including 138 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maidstone Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs James Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Waterfront Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ordnance Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ordnance Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterfront Way
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterfront Way
Sep 2025Other theft Waterfront Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Waterfront Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Waterfront Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Waterfront Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Waterfront Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Waterfront Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Waterfront Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterfront Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Waterfront Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ordnance Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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