Total Crime Rate

61.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alamein Avenue area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 398th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alamein Avenue (ME5 0HZ) in the last 12 months was 61.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alamein Avenue (ME5 0HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Burma Way. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alamein Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malta Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burma Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burma Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burma Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colchester Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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