Total Crime Rate

65.7 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 65.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Chestnut Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted , and the 387th highest 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 Chestnut Avenue (ME5 9BJ) in the last 12 months was 65.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% lower than the Fort Horsted average (84.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Avenue (ME5 9BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Valerian Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chestnut Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Chase Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sedge Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mayweed Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayweed Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayweed Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayweed Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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