Crime Rates at Roosevelt Avenue, Chatham, ME5 0EW

Roosevelt Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 15th 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 Roosevelt Avenue (ME5 0EW) in the last 12 months was 637.0 per 1,000 residents and was 149.9% 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 312 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roosevelt Avenue (ME5 0EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barnfield, where police recorded 255 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stalin Avenue (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.