Postcode · Chatham
Crime in ME4 3HD
How much crime is recorded in ME4 3HD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chatham Maritime
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,867 (2024)
ME4 3HDChatham
How safe is ME4 3HD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 5.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME4 3HD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
5.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
13
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
ME4 3HDNational
Violence and sexual offences4.723.6
Burglary2.59.1
Other theft1.84.5
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Drugs1.72.4
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Other crime0.81.5
Public order0.44.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.