Total Crime Rate

128.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 128.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Abbey Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 204th 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 Abbey Road (ME8 6AP) in the last 12 months was 128.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Road (ME8 6AP), the main crime hotspot is near Hotel Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hotel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hotel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hotel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ito Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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