Total Crime Rate

56.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Heritage Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Lordswood & Walderslade , and the 376th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heritage Road (ME5 7ST) in the last 12 months was 56.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% higher than the Lordswood & Walderslade average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heritage Road (ME5 7ST), the main crime hotspot is near Timberbank. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heritage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Timberbank Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colchester Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Timberbank Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Goose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goose Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heritage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mermaid Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Timberbank Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aldershot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malta Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tedder Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Mermaid Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchill Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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