Crime Rates at Valerian Close, Chatham, ME5 0PR

Valerian Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted , and the 375th highest 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 Valerian Close (ME5 0PR) in the last 12 months was 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% lower than the Fort Horsted average (80.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 142.9% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 112.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valerian Close (ME5 0PR), the main crime hotspot is near Valerian Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.