Crime Rate in Lordswood & Walderslade, ward

Lordswood & Walderslade has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Medway district and the 2538th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 480th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lordswood & Walderslade in the last 12 months was 49.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% lower than the Medway district average (109.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lordswood & Walderslade’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 293 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -52.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 338 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lordswood & Walderslade ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.