Crime Rates at Oaks Business Village, Chatham, ME5 8LF

Oaks Business Village area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Lordswood & Walderslade , and the 124th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oaks Business Village (ME5 8LF) in the last 12 months was 24.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oaks Business Village (ME5 8LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tuscan Drive, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Croft Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.