Total Crime Rate

53.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heritage Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Lordswood & Walderslade , and the 357th 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 53.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% higher than the Lordswood & Walderslade average (51.4 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heritage Road (ME5 7ST), the main crime hotspot is near Timberbank. Police recorded 54 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 Heritage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tobruk Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Silver Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shalfleet Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tedder Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malta Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Timberbank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tedder Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malta Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchill Avenue —
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Data Sources

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