Crime Rates at St Leonards Avenue, Chatham, ME4 6HE

St Leonards Avenue area has the 30th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 95th 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 St Leonards Avenue (ME4 6HE) in the last 12 months was 189.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 92.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Leonards Avenue (ME4 6HE), the main crime hotspot is near Natal Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.