Crime Rates at Heather Close, Chatham, ME5 0UU

Heather Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted , and the 54th 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 Heather Close (ME5 0UU) in the last 12 months was 293.2 per 1,000 residents and was 266.3% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 104.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heather Close (ME5 0UU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Silverweed Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Yarrow Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.