Crime Rate in Rainham North, ward

Rainham North has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Medway district and the 2798th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 370th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rainham North in the last 12 months was 79.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% lower than the Medway district average (109.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rainham North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 479 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 10 cases , up 11.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 85.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 572 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rainham North ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.