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Crime in ME5 0HD

How much crime is recorded in ME5 0HD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Wayfield
Council
Medway
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,902 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ME5 0HD

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME5 0HD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
33.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
176
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 0HDNational
Anti-social behaviour122.110.7
Violence and sexual offences26.523.6
Criminal damage and arson8.44.7
Burglary7.19.1
Drugs4.02.4
Public order2.54.6
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other theft2.14.5
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Robbery1.31.4
Shoplifting1.18.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 15% 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.

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