Crime Rates at Maidstone Road, Chatham, ME4 6JA

Maidstone Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 369th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maidstone Road (ME4 6JA) in the last 12 months was 69.7 per 1,000 residents and was 72.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maidstone Road (ME4 6JA), 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.