Crime Rates at Walnut Close, Chatham, ME5 0DT

Walnut Close area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 408th 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 Walnut Close (ME5 0DT) in the last 12 months was 63.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walnut Close (ME5 0DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barnfield, where police recorded 195 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stalin Avenue (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.