Total Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Little York Meadows area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 288th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Little York Meadows (ME7 2UT) in the last 12 months was 43.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% lower than the Rainham North average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little York Meadows (ME7 2UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lower Twydall Lane, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Little York Meadows area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kennington Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kennington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little York Meadows Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Twydall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Pluckley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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