Crime Rates at Vulcan Close, Chatham, ME5 7RR

Vulcan Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Hempstead & Wigmore , and the 409th 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 Vulcan Close (ME5 7RR) in the last 12 months was 62.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% higher than the Hempstead & Wigmore average (51.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vulcan Close (ME5 7RR), 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.