Crime Rates at Freshwater Road, Chatham, ME5 7SZ

Freshwater Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Lordswood & Walderslade , and the 338th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Freshwater Road (ME5 7SZ) in the last 12 months was 75.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% higher than the Lordswood & Walderslade average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Freshwater Road (ME5 7SZ), 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.