Crime Rates at Kingston Crescent, Chatham, ME5 8YQ

Kingston Crescent area has the 21st highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hempstead & Wigmore , and the 399th 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 Kingston Crescent (ME5 8YQ) in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% higher than the Hempstead & Wigmore average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingston Crescent (ME5 8YQ), 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.