Total Crime Rate

92.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 92.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Links area has the 55th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 270th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Links (ME5 0EA) in the last 12 months was 92.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% lower than the Chatham Central & Brompton average (254.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Links (ME5 0EA), the main crime hotspot is near Stalin Avenue. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 28 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryde Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stalin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryde Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryde Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryde Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryde Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ryde Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ryde Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stalin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Street End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ryde Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limetree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ryde Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vulcan Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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