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Crime in ME5 0JB

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

Neighbourhood
Wayfield
Council
Medway
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,621 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ME5 0JB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME5 0JB area, broadly in line with 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
31.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 0JBNational
Violence and sexual offences26.723.6
Anti-social behaviour16.110.7
Burglary8.49.1
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Other crime2.61.5
Public order2.14.6
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other theft1.44.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 28% 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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