Total Crime Rate

108.3 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 108.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Eastcourt Lane area has the 21st highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 255th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eastcourt Lane (ME8 6HL) in the last 12 months was 108.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastcourt Lane (ME8 6HL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eastcourt Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headcorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Godden Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goudhurst Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teynham Green —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Eastcourt Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bredgar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillyard Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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