Crime Rates at Chestnut Avenue, Chatham, ME5 9AJ

Chestnut Avenue area has the 27th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted , and the 330th lowest 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 Chestnut Avenue (ME5 9AJ) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% lower than the Fort Horsted average (84.3 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Avenue (ME5 9AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Silverweed Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.