Total Crime Rate

900.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.3 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 900.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 741.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 65.3 9/10
  • Other theft 48.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Public order 22.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Maidstone Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 8th 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 6EW) in the last 12 months was 900.6 per 1,000 residents and was 253.4% 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 Shoplifting with 261 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 112.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maidstone Road (ME4 6EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 299 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pattens Lane (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maidstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pattens Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pattens Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pattens Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pattens Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pattens Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randall Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyles Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyles Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Horsted Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redland Shaw —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Ewart Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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