Total Crime Rate

127.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 127.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cottall Avenue area has the 49th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 192nd 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 Cottall Avenue (ME4 6HH) in the last 12 months was 127.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottall Avenue (ME4 6HH), the main crime hotspot is near King Edward Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cottall Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Edward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mitchell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ingle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Underdown Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Underdown Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mitchell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Neale Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buller Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Booth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Booth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Neale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Neale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baffin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gerald Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hillcrest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mitchell Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillcrest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillcrest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gerald Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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