Postcode · Chatham
Crime in ME5 0TS
How much crime is recorded in ME5 0TS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Horsted
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,536 (2024)
ME5 0TSChatham
How safe is ME5 0TS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME5 0TS 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
25.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 0TSNational
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Shoplifting7.28.4
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Burglary5.29.1
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Other theft3.64.5
Public order2.94.6
Other crime2.81.5
Drugs2.52.4
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.