Crime Rates at Wayfield Road, Chatham, ME5 0HD

Wayfield Road area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 304th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wayfield Road (ME5 0HD) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wayfield Road (ME5 0HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 47 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.