Crime Rates at Birchfields, Chatham, ME5 8AA

Birchfields area has the 9th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted , and the 196th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birchfields (ME5 8AA) in the last 12 months was 126.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% higher than the Fort Horsted average (80.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 51.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchfields (ME5 8AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Silver Birches, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Wirrals (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.