Crime Rates at Rainham Road, Chatham, ME5 7EL

Rainham Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Luton , and the 98th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rainham Road (ME5 7EL) in the last 12 months was 187.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% higher than the Luton average (148.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 89.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rainham Road (ME5 7EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pretoria Road (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.