Crime Rates at Wayfield Road, Chatham, ME5 0EX

Wayfield Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 365th 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 Wayfield Road (ME5 0EX) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% lower than the Chatham Central & Brompton average (254.9 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 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wayfield Road (ME5 0EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barnfield, where police recorded 255 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stalin Avenue (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.