Crime Rates at Churchill Avenue, Chatham, ME5 0LH

Churchill Avenue area has the 48th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Churchill Avenue (ME5 0LH) in the last 12 months was 141.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 81.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churchill Avenue (ME5 0LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burma Way, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.