Total Crime Rate

433.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 433.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 218.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.4 10/10
  • Drugs 19.5 10/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Perry Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 31st 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 Perry Street (ME4 6XA) in the last 12 months was 433.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 117.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Perry Street (ME4 6XA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Perry Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fort Pitt Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perry Street —
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rochester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rochester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mozart Court —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mozart Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mozart Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Watts' Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Pagitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Afghan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Afghan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Edward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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