Postcode · Chatham
Crime in ME5 8RW
How much crime is recorded in ME5 8RW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Capstone
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,419 (2024)
ME5 8RWChatham
How safe is ME5 8RW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME5 8RW area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 8RWNational
Violence and sexual offences21.223.6
Anti-social behaviour15.710.7
Criminal damage and arson9.94.7
Burglary3.69.1
Other theft2.94.5
Other crime2.31.5
Public order1.34.6
Drugs0.92.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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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.