Total Crime Rate

464.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

225.6 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 464.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 225.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 178.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.5 10/10
  • Other theft 42.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.4 10/10
  • Public order 35.4 10/10
  • Drugs 20.2 10/10
  • Burglary 16.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.5 10/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 1.7 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

High Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 27th 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 High Street (ME7 1BB) in the last 12 months was 464.7 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% higher 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 106 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 134 (≈ 225.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ME7 1BB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 225 crimes here, including 85 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A231 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A231 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A231 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A231 Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime A231 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skinner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theodore Place —
Apr 2026Other crime Skinner Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Britton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Britton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft A231 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theodore Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lawrence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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