Total Crime Rate

513.5 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 513.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 180.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 109.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.2 10/10
  • Other theft 38.7 10/10
  • Public order 35.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Other crime 15.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.1 9/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Saunders Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 25th 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 Saunders Street (ME7 1HU) in the last 12 months was 513.5 per 1,000 residents and was 102.8% higher 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 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 141 (≈ 237.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saunders Street (ME7 1HU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 260 crimes here, including 98 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saunders Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Saunders Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A231 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saunders Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saunders Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skinner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A231
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jeffery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dalton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cornwall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fox Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A231 Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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