Total Crime Rate

88.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 88.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Freshwater Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Lordswood & Walderslade , and the 299th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Freshwater Road (ME5 7SY) in the last 12 months was 88.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Freshwater Road (ME5 7SY), the main crime hotspot is near Stalin Avenue. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Freshwater Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Mermaid Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clover Bank View —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stalin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Limetree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dove Close 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Tedder Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heritage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clover Bank View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stalin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clover Bank View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clover Bank View —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fisher Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mermaid Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Coverdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stalin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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