Total Crime Rate

178.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 178.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Other crime 15.2 10/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

High Street area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 105th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (ME7 5AA) in the last 12 months was 178.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% lower than the Chatham Central & Brompton average (254.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ME7 5AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brompton Hill, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Estuary Reach (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Middle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brompton Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Brompton Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brompton Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Estuary Reach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Estuary Reach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Estuary Reach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Buckley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Khartoum Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brompton Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Cut —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brompton Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flaxmans Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flaxmans Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Middle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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