Postcode · Chatham
Crime in ME5 9SP
How much crime is recorded in ME5 9SP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walderslade
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,665 (2024)
ME5 9SPChatham
How safe is ME5 9SP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME5 9SP area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
43.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 9SPNational
Violence and sexual offences36.523.6
Criminal damage and arson8.94.7
Burglary7.09.1
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Public order1.54.6
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.