Crime Rates at Kingston Crescent, Chatham, ME5 8YZ

Kingston Crescent area has the 5th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hempstead & Wigmore , and the 167th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingston Crescent (ME5 8YZ) in the last 12 months was 144.6 per 1,000 residents and was 179.3% higher than the Hempstead & Wigmore average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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