Postcode · Chatham
Crime in ME5 8XD
How much crime is recorded in ME5 8XD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Boxley & Detling
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,327 (2024)
ME5 8XDChatham
How safe is ME5 8XD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME5 8XD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 8XDNational
Anti-social behaviour15.010.7
Violence and sexual offences6.923.6
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Burglary3.19.1
Other crime2.41.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Other theft1.64.5
Public order1.04.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 54% 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.