Total Crime Rate

139.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 139.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Other crime 17.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 7.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Links area has the 50th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 180th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Links (ME5 0EA) in the last 12 months was 139.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Links (ME5 0EA), the main crime hotspot is near Stalin Avenue. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Links area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shanklin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stalin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Teeshot Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryde Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ryde Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Limetree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stalin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stalin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fisher Road —
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Data Sources

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