Total Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Boundary Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 362nd lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boundary Road (ME4 6UW) in the last 12 months was 54.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boundary Road (ME4 6UW), the main crime hotspot is near Central Park Gardens. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Boundary Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pattens Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carpenters Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pattens Gardens —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Central Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Central Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Central Park Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary The Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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