Postcode · Chatham
Crime in ME5 9UL
How much crime is recorded in ME5 9UL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Boxley & Detling
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,317 (2024)
ME5 9ULChatham
How safe is ME5 9UL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME5 9UL 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
8.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
12
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 9ULNational
Violence and sexual offences5.723.6
Burglary5.29.1
Other theft1.54.5
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Other crime0.81.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Criminal damage and arson0.44.7
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Public order0.34.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.