Crime Rates at Oak Terrace, Chatham, ME5 9PY

Oak Terrace area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted , and the 68th 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 Oak Terrace (ME5 9PY) in the last 12 months was 17.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.8% lower than the Fort Horsted average (80.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Terrace (ME5 9PY), the main crime hotspot is near Silver Birches. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.