Crime Rates at Ballens Road, Chatham, ME5 8PG

Ballens Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Lordswood & Walderslade , and the 219th 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 Ballens Road (ME5 8PG) in the last 12 months was 35.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% lower than the Lordswood & Walderslade average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ballens Road (ME5 8PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cygnet Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.