Crime Rates at Chestnut Avenue, Chatham, ME5 9BE

Chestnut Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted , and the 49th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Avenue (ME5 9BE) in the last 12 months was 11.5 per 1,000 residents and was 86.3% lower than the Fort Horsted average (84.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Avenue (ME5 9BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yarrow Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Valerian Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.