Crime Rates at Maidstone Road, Chatham, ME4 6JE

Maidstone Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted , and the 341st 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 6JE) in the last 12 months was 75.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% lower than the Fort Horsted average (80.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 7.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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