Postcode · Chatham
Crime in ME5 8UH
How much crime is recorded in ME5 8UH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lordswood
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,787 (2024)
ME5 8UHChatham
How safe is ME5 8UH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME5 8UH 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
9.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 8UHNational
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Violence and sexual offences6.923.6
Burglary2.39.1
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other theft1.34.5
Drugs1.02.4
Public order0.74.6
Other crime0.71.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% 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.