Chatham South East
Middle areaSouth west Medway. 7,864 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Chatham South East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Chatham South East
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chatham South East at a rate of 123.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 102.4 per 1,000 people across Medway.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 438 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 160 |
| Other crime | 131 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 87 |
| Vehicle crime | 58 |
| Shoplifting | 43 |
| Burglary | 21 |
| Drug offences | 16 |
| Robbery | 13 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Chatham South East compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Chatham South East safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chatham South East at a rate of 123.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 102.4 per 1,000 people across Medway.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 91 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Chatham South East.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (438), anti-social behaviour (160) and other crime (131).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Medway
These figures are published for the whole of Medway, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Medway and not Chatham South East alone. See Medway
Chatham South East in brief
The median price paid for a home in Chatham South East was £225,000 in 2025.
Chatham South East had 7,427 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Chatham South East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Chatham South East, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.