Total Crime Rate

226.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 226.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Timber Bank area has the 24th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 76th 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 Timber Bank (ME5 0LF) in the last 12 months was 226.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 152.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Timber Bank (ME5 0LF), the main crime hotspot is near Timberbank. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Timber Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malta Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Timberbank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heritage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aldershot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Timberbank Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Timberbank Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Goose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colchester Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goose Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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