Total Crime Rate

193.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.2 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 193.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.0 10/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Goudhurst Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 92nd 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 Goudhurst Road (ME8 6LL) in the last 12 months was 193.8 per 1,000 residents and was 180.6% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 89.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goudhurst Road (ME8 6LL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Goudhurst Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staplehurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Staplehurst Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechings Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pluckley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Twydall Green —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Staplehurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charing Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boughton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staplehurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goudhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hartley Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartley Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartley Mews —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bearsted Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bearsted Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ruckinge Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Lyminge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyminge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bearsted Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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