Total Crime Rate

141.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.3 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 141.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 52.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Burglary 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

Maxwell Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 164th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maxwell Road (ME7 5SG) in the last 12 months was 141.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maxwell Road (ME7 5SG), the main crime hotspot is near Estuary Reach. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maxwell Road area

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

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