Total Crime Rate

302.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 302.3 10/10
  • Other theft 96.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 86.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 69.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.2 10/10
  • Robbery 13.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Central Park Gardens area has the 19th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 50th 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 Central Park Gardens (ME4 6UT) in the last 12 months was 302.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% 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 Other theft with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 86.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Park Gardens (ME4 6UT), 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 Perry Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Central Park Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Central Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Central Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Central Park Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Central Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Central Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mozart Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mozart Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Gardens Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brenchley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mozart Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perry Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pattens Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Pattens Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perry Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perry Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Perry Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Perry Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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