Total Crime Rate
8.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lambourn Way area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Lordswood & Walderslade , and the 28th 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 Lambourn Way (ME5 8PU) in the last 12 months was 8.8 per 1,000 residents and was 82.2% lower than the Lordswood & Walderslade average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Lambourn Way (ME5 8PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lordswood & Walderslade| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kestrel Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kestrel Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shamley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sandpiper Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Albemarle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Huntersfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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