Total Crime Rate

107.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 107.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Purbeck Road area has the 59th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 228th 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 Purbeck Road (ME4 6ED) in the last 12 months was 107.9 per 1,000 residents and was 57.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purbeck Road (ME4 6ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Scott'S Terrace, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near King Edward Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Purbeck Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haymen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haymen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillcrest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mozart Court —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mozart Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mozart Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haymen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corkwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Corkwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyles Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyles Road —
Apr 2026Public order Pagitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Edward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rochester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hillcrest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillcrest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rochester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ingle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scott'S Terrace —
Apr 2026Burglary Scott'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scott'S Terrace —
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Data Sources

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