Total Crime Rate

65.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 65.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Featherby Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 392nd highest 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 Featherby Road (ME8 6BB) in the last 12 months was 65.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% lower than the Rainham North average (69.1 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 96.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Featherby Road (ME8 6BB), the main crime hotspot is near Broadway. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Featherby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Chase —
Apr 2026Public order Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Featherby Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Allington Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Featherby Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Hotel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sanctuary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Chase —
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Data Sources

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