Total Crime Rate
400.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Boundary Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 35th 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 Boundary Road (ME4 6TU) in the last 12 months was 400.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% higher than the Chatham Central & Brompton average (253.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (β 117.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Boundary Road (ME4 6TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charles Street, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mozart Court (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chatham Central & Brompton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watts' Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Haymen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Perry Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Afghan Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Afghan Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Haymen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haymen Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fort Pitt Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Afghan Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Afghan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fort Pitt Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charles Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charles Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charles Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Perry Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Perry Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Central Park Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mozart Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chilham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boundary Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chilham Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Central Park Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Central Park Gardens | Under investigation |
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