Total Crime Rate

580.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

229.6 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 580.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 229.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 193.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 123.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.6 10/10
  • Other theft 39.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.3 10/10
  • Other crime 21.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Robbery 15.1 9/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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

Chester Road area has the highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Twydall , and the 17th 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 Chester Road (ME7 4AF) in the last 12 months was 580.1 per 1,000 residents and was 729.4% higher than the Twydall average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 141.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 229.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (ME7 4AF), the main crime hotspot is near Chester Road. Police recorded 74 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 Chester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jezreels Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cleave Road —
Apr 2026Public order Watling Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cleave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cleave Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Malvern Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Malvern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watling Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watling Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watling Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watling Street —
Apr 2026Public order Watling Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Rainham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rainham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Malvern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Street —
Apr 2026Public order Watling Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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