Crime Rates at Ironside Close, Chatham, ME5 0EL

Ironside Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ironside Close (ME5 0EL) in the last 12 months was 532.0 per 1,000 residents and was 110.1% higher than the Chatham Central & Brompton average (253.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 242 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ironside Close (ME5 0EL), 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.