Total Crime Rate

87.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.9 7/10
  • Other theft 38.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Spitfire Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Lordswood & Walderslade , and the 301st highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spitfire Close (ME5 7QW) in the last 12 months was 87.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% higher than the Lordswood & Walderslade average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spitfire Close (ME5 7QW), 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 Spitfire Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emily Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emily Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Vixen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shackleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emily Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dove Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halifax Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emily Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Emily Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emily Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Emily Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Emily Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Vixen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Emily Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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