Total Crime Rate

246.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 246.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 131.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 60.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.2 9/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Churchill Avenue area has the 27th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 70th 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 Churchill Avenue (ME5 0JS) in the last 12 months was 246.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 131.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churchill Avenue (ME5 0JS), the main crime hotspot is near Timberbank. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Churchill Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shalfleet Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walderslade Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burma Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burma Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burma Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burma Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradfields Avenue West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malta Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malta Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Timberbank Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Burma Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walderslade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burma Way —
Apr 2026Public order Burma Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Tobruk Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burma Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burma Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Silver Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunkirk Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunkirk Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bradfields Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alamein Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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