Crime Rates at Ordnance Street, Chatham, ME4 6SE

Ordnance Street area has the 54th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 211th 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 Ordnance Street (ME4 6SE) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 76.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ordnance Street (ME4 6SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Central Park Gardens, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near King Edward Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.