Postcode · Chatham
Crime in ME4 5QH
How much crime is recorded in ME4 5QH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chatham South East
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,207 (2024)
ME4 5QHChatham
How safe is ME4 5QH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 51.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME4 5QH area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
51.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
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 5QHNational
Violence and sexual offences38.423.6
Anti-social behaviour15.710.7
Vehicle crime8.43.5
Burglary8.29.1
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Other theft7.34.5
Public order2.14.6
Other crime1.81.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery0.81.4
Drugs0.72.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.