Total Crime Rate
139.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chart Place area has the 4th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Rainham South East , and the 169th 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 Chart Place (ME8 0LN) in the last 12 months was 139.5 per 1,000 residents and was 243.5% higher than the Rainham South East average (40.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chart Place (ME8 0LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Regency Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lime Court (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gillingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Regency Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Regency Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fowler Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Regency Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Roper Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Roper Close | — |
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