Postcode · Chatham
Crime in ME5 9SY
How much crime is recorded in ME5 9SY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Horsted
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,451 (2024)
ME5 9SYChatham
How safe is ME5 9SY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME5 9SY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 9SYNational
Shoplifting14.98.4
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Burglary7.19.1
Other theft5.54.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other crime2.21.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Public order1.14.6
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.