Postcode · Chatham
Crime in ME5 0RY
How much crime is recorded in ME5 0RY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walderslade
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,668 (2024)
ME5 0RYChatham
How safe is ME5 0RY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME5 0RY area, below 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
26.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 0RYNational
Violence and sexual offences24.123.6
Anti-social behaviour18.310.7
Shoplifting4.18.4
Burglary3.79.1
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime2.01.5
Drugs0.82.4
Public order0.74.6
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.51.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.