Crime Rates at Panton Close, Chatham, ME5 8PP

Panton Close area has the 26th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Hempstead & Wigmore , and the 327th 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 Panton Close (ME5 8PP) in the last 12 months was 48.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% lower than the Hempstead & Wigmore average (51.7 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 Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Panton Close (ME5 8PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Weybridge Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ealing Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.