Postcode · Chatham
Crime in ME5 8AQ
How much crime is recorded in ME5 8AQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walderslade
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,640 (2024)
ME5 8AQChatham
How safe is ME5 8AQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME5 8AQ 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
17.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 8AQNational
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other theft1.74.5
Public order1.44.6
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.21.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.