Crime Rates at Kinross Close, Chatham, ME5 7RS

Kinross Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hempstead & Wigmore , and the 303rd 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 Kinross Close (ME5 7RS) in the last 12 months was 87.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% higher than the Hempstead & Wigmore average (51.8 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kinross Close (ME5 7RS), the main crime hotspot is near Stalin Avenue. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.