Crime Rates at Sundridge Drive, Chatham, ME5 8JE

Sundridge Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Lordswood & Walderslade , and the 124th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sundridge Drive (ME5 8JE) in the last 12 months was 22.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.3% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sundridge Drive (ME5 8JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southbourne Grove, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peacock Rise (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.