Postcode · Chatham
Crime in ME5 8QD
How much crime is recorded in ME5 8QD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lordswood
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,541 (2024)
ME5 8QDChatham
How safe is ME5 8QD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME5 8QD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 8QDNational
Violence and sexual offences7.123.6
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Other theft2.24.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Burglary1.59.1
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.51.5
Public order0.54.6
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% 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.