Total Crime Rate
59.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tadburn Green 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 Tadburn Green (ME5 8PS) 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 Tadburn Green (ME5 8PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Weybridge Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ealing Close (10 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Weybridge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ealing Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Greenwich Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coombe Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kingston Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Port Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Weybridge Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ealing Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shepperton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ealing Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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