Total Crime Rate

139.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 139.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.6 10/10
  • Other theft 17.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Salisbury Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Rainham South East , and the 179th 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 Salisbury Avenue (ME8 0BJ) in the last 12 months was 139.4 per 1,000 residents and was 317.0% higher than the Rainham South East average (33.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 104.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salisbury Avenue (ME8 0BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Crabtree Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Salisbury Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lyra Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crabtree Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Derwent Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Derwent Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bendon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedford Avenue —
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Data Sources

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