Total Crime Rate

80.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ordnance Terrace area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 328th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ordnance Terrace (ME4 6PS) in the last 12 months was 80.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% lower than the Chatham Central & Brompton average (253.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 533.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ordnance Terrace (ME4 6PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waterfront Way, where police recorded 140 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ordnance Terrace (66 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ordnance Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ordnance Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Waterfront Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Waterfront Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterfront Way
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterfront Way
Sep 2025Drugs Ordnance Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order New Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order New Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Waterfront Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fort Pitt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fort Pitt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Waterfront Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Waterfront Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haymen Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Waterfront Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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