Postcode · Chatham
Crime in ME5 9TP
How much crime is recorded in ME5 9TP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Horsted
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,542 (2024)
ME5 9TPChatham
How safe is ME5 9TP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME5 9TP 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
14.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 9TPNational
Violence and sexual offences12.023.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Burglary4.29.1
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Public order1.24.6
Other theft1.04.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Other crime0.41.5
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.