Total Crime Rate
129.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grange Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 201st 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 Grange Road (ME7 2UP) in the last 12 months was 129.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% higher than the Rainham North average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grange Road (ME7 2UP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kennington Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rainham North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kennington Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little York Meadows | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Kennington Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kennington Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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