Postcode · Chatham
Crime in ME5 8SJ
How much crime is recorded in ME5 8SJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lordswood
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,550 (2024)
ME5 8SJChatham
How safe is ME5 8SJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME5 8SJ 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
26.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 8SJNational
Violence and sexual offences21.323.6
Anti-social behaviour21.110.7
Criminal damage and arson9.94.7
Burglary4.19.1
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other theft2.64.5
Other crime2.11.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Public order0.64.6
Drugs0.52.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.