Postcode · Chatham
Crime in ME5 0AB
How much crime is recorded in ME5 0AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wayfield
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,419 (2024)
ME5 0ABChatham
How safe is ME5 0AB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME5 0AB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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).
ME5 0ABNational
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other theft1.24.5
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Shoplifting0.38.4
Burglary0.39.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 77% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.