Total Crime Rate

40.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wayfield Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 266th 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 0HG) in the last 12 months was 40.6 per 1,000 residents and was 84.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wayfield Road (ME5 0HG), the main crime hotspot is near Timberbank. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wayfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Goose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tedder Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goose Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aldershot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malta Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colchester Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Timberbank Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Timberbank Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Timberbank Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heritage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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