Postcode · Chatham
Crime in ME5 0FA
How much crime is recorded in ME5 0FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Horsted
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,701 (2024)
ME5 0FAChatham
How safe is ME5 0FA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME5 0FA area, 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
43.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 0FANational
Violence and sexual offences36.923.6
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Burglary6.89.1
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Other theft5.44.5
Other crime4.01.5
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Public order1.84.6
Shoplifting1.28.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.