Crime Rates at Dargets Road, Chatham, ME5 8DA

Dargets Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Lordswood & Walderslade , and the 217th lowest 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 Dargets Road (ME5 8DA) in the last 12 months was 34.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% lower than the Lordswood & Walderslade average (49.3 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dargets Road (ME5 8DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Duchess Of Kent Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.