Crime Rates at Bromley Close, Chatham, ME5 8YP

Bromley Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hempstead & Wigmore , and the 408th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bromley Close (ME5 8YP) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% higher than the Hempstead & Wigmore average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bromley Close (ME5 8YP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Weybridge Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Croydon Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.