Crime Rates at Third Avenue, Chatham, ME5 0AD

Third Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Luton , and the 86th 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 Third Avenue (ME5 0AD) in the last 12 months was 203.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% higher than the Luton average (143.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 126.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Third Avenue (ME5 0AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Connaught Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.