Total Crime Rate

116.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Maxwell Road area has the 59th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 229th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maxwell Road (ME7 5SG) in the last 12 months was 116.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maxwell Road (ME7 5SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Manor Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Estuary Reach (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maxwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Estuary Reach Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Estuary Reach Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Estuary Reach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flaxmans Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garden Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs The Cut Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Singapore Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brompton Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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