Postcode · Chatham
Crime in ME4 6RS
How much crime is recorded in ME4 6RS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chatham South West
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,563 (2024)
How safe is ME4 6RS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 54.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME4 6RS 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
54.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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 6RSNational
Violence and sexual offences41.823.6
Anti-social behaviour14.510.7
Burglary12.19.1
Criminal damage and arson12.14.7
Vehicle crime7.93.5
Other theft6.94.5
Public order3.94.6
Other crime3.01.5
Drugs1.72.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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80
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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.