Crap Towns / Chatham / Crime

How much crime is there in Chatham?

The police recorded 109 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Chatham from September 2023 to August 2026, 43% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 51.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 104, down from 115 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	115	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	109	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	104	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	51.0	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	11.5	7.0
Shoplifting	10.2	7.1
Other theft	8.9	5.4
Public order	6.3	6.6
Vehicle crime	5.9	3.8
Drugs	3.8	2.4
Other crime	3.7	2.0
Burglary	3.4	3.1
Possession of weapons	1.6	0.8
Robbery	1.3	0.6
Theft from the person	0.9	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.6	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Chatham	–	109
Gravesend	12.9 km	98.6
Maidstone	10.2 km	96.1
Rochester	4.6 km	89.3
Gillingham	3.4 km	86.5
Snodland	7.3 km	78.9
Hoo St Werburgh	6.8 km	61.1
Larkfield	9.2 km	54.5
Coxheath	14.2 km	48.4
Kings Hill	13.2 km	33.0
Bearsted	10.6 km	29.4
The typical town	–	76.2