Postcode · Chatham
Crime in ME4 6EW
How much crime is recorded in ME4 6EW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chatham South West
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,799 (2024)
ME4 6EWChatham
How safe is ME4 6EW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME4 6EW area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
171
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 6EWNational
Shoplifting109.48.4
Violence and sexual offences18.623.6
Other theft15.04.5
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Public order5.14.6
Burglary4.19.1
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.