Total Crime Rate

419.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 419.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 209.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.9 7/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Kestrel Road area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Lordswood & Walderslade , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kestrel Road (ME5 8TH) in the last 12 months was 419.9 per 1,000 residents and was 717.0% higher than the Lordswood & Walderslade average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 95.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kestrel Road (ME5 8TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cygnet Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kestrel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandpiper Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dane Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Dotterel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plover Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kestrel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knole Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Shamley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Japonica Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandpiper Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Japonica Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Japonica Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Japonica Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cygnet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cygnet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Huntersfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kestrel Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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