Total Crime Rate
22.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hillborough Grove area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Lordswood & Walderslade , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hillborough Grove (ME5 8JA) in the last 12 months was 22.1 per 1,000 residents and was 57.1% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hillborough Grove (ME5 8JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southbourne Grove, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sundridge Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lordswood & Walderslade| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Duchess Of Kent Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sundridge Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kenwood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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