Total Crime Rate

689.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 689.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 442.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.2 10/10
  • Public order 27.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Charlotte Close area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Lordswood & Walderslade , and the 13th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

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 Charlotte Close (ME5 7LQ) in the last 12 months was 689.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1298.5% higher than the Lordswood & Walderslade average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 127 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -91.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 125.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charlotte Close (ME5 7LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Emily Road. Police recorded 190 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charlotte Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clover Bank View —
Sep 2025Other theft Emily Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halifax Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Mermaid Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mermaid Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clover Bank View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emily Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emily Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emily Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Emily Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Emily Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Emily Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emily Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emily Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Coverdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clover Bank View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shackleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clover Bank View —
Sep 2025Other theft Dove Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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