Total Crime Rate

416.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 416.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 190.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 64.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sultan Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Lordswood & Walderslade , and the 33rd 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 Sultan Road (ME5 8BB) in the last 12 months was 416.0 per 1,000 residents and was 703.8% higher than the Lordswood & Walderslade average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 103.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sultan Road (ME5 8BB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sultan Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkdale Close Awaiting court outcome
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Tatler Close Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Plover Close —
Mar 2026Other theft Lambourn Way Under investigation
Mar 2026Possession of weapons Sultan Road Awaiting court outcome
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Japonica Close —
Mar 2026Shoplifting Kestrel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Public order Kestrel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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