Total Crime Rate

103.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 103.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cheriton Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Rainham South East , and the 241st 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 Cheriton Road (ME8 0ET) in the last 12 months was 103.3 per 1,000 residents and was 154.4% higher than the Rainham South East average (40.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheriton Road (ME8 0ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Henley Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kendal Way (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cheriton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendal Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ringwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendal Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henley Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henley Close

Data Sources

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