Postcode · Chatham
Crime in ME5 7TF
How much crime is recorded in ME5 7TF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Capstone
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,295 (2024)
ME5 7TFChatham
How safe is ME5 7TF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME5 7TF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 7TFNational
Violence and sexual offences11.923.6
Burglary5.99.1
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Other theft4.34.5
Public order3.04.6
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 52% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.