Crime Rates at Lords Wood Lane, Chatham, ME5 8RA

Lords Wood Lane area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Lordswood & Walderslade , and the 151st lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lords Wood Lane (ME5 8RA) in the last 12 months was 24.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% lower than the Lordswood & Walderslade average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lords Wood Lane (ME5 8RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Duchess Of Kent Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.