Crime Rates at Croft Close, Chatham, ME5 8TT

Croft Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Lordswood & Walderslade , and the 404th highest 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 Croft Close (ME5 8TT) in the last 12 months was 63.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croft Close (ME5 8TT), 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.