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

Lords Wood Lane area has the 19th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Lordswood & Walderslade , and the 270th 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 Lords Wood Lane (ME5 8RB) in the last 12 months was 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson 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 ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lords Wood Lane (ME5 8RB), 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.