Total Crime Rate
332.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
167.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chatham Grove area has the 18th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 46th 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 Chatham Grove (ME4 6LY) in the last 12 months was 332.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 167.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chatham Grove (ME4 6LY), the main crime hotspot is near Chatham Grove. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chatham Central & Brompton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coney Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coney Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Kitchener Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coney Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whyman Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Underdown Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Underdown Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorndike Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmerston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Grove | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coney Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Grove | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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