Total Crime Rate

123.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 123.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Purbeck Road area has the 57th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 213th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Purbeck Road (ME4 6ED) in the last 12 months was 123.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% lower 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 73.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 115.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purbeck Road (ME4 6ED), the main crime hotspot is near King Edward Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Purbeck Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elm Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wyndham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scott'S Terrace —
Sep 2025Other theft Scott'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dale Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Edward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Mozart Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Athelstan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haymen Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Haymen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hillcrest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Neville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Neville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Neville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Haymen Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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