Postcode · Chatham
Crime in ME5 0JS
How much crime is recorded in ME5 0JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wayfield
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,685 (2024)
ME5 0JSChatham
How safe is ME5 0JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME5 0JS area, above 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
35.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 0JSNational
Violence and sexual offences31.223.6
Anti-social behaviour14.410.7
Criminal damage and arson11.14.7
Burglary6.19.1
Other crime4.21.5
Public order2.74.6
Other theft2.24.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.28.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Theft from the person0.02.1
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.