Total Crime Rate

59.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.2 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 59.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Coombe Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Lordswood & Walderslade , and the 401st lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Coombe Close (ME5 8NU) in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coombe Close (ME5 8NU), the main crime hotspot is near The Yard. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Coombe Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ealing Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ealing Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coombe Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Port Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Ealing Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Yard Under investigation
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Data Sources

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