Total Crime Rate

60.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cheriton Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Rainham South East , and the 390th 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 Cheriton Road (ME8 0ET) in the last 12 months was 60.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 239.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheriton Road (ME8 0ET), 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 Cheriton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Bransgore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bendon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Derwent Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bransgore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Derwent Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crabtree Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highfield Close —
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Data Sources

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