Crime Rates at Sallow Close, St Marys Island, Chatham, ME4 3HG

Sallow Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 166th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sallow Close (ME4 3HG) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 89.4% lower than the Chatham Central & Brompton average (253.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sallow Close (ME4 3HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sallow Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dewberry Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.