Crime Rate in Rainham South West, ward

Rainham South West has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Medway district and the 2207th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 409th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rainham South West in the last 12 months was 46.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% lower than the Medway district average (109.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rainham South West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 192 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 221 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rainham South West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.