Crime Rates at Hepplewhite Mews, Chatham, ME5 9ED

Hepplewhite Mews area has the 6th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Aylesford North & North Downs , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 401 local areas in Tonbridge and Malling .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hepplewhite Mews (ME5 9ED) in the last 12 months was 169.9 per 1,000 residents and was 115.0% higher than the Aylesford North & North Downs average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 144.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 69.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hepplewhite Mews (ME5 9ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Catkin Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Olliffe Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.