Crime Rates at Norton Grove, Chatham, ME5 9BQ

Norton Grove area has the 18th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted , and the 387th highest 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 Norton Grove (ME5 9BQ) in the last 12 months was 65.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% lower than the Fort Horsted average (84.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norton Grove (ME5 9BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Foxglove Crescent, 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.