Total Crime Rate

25.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 25.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 6.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Allington Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 135th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Allington Road (ME8 6PH) in the last 12 months was 25.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% lower than the Rainham North average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Allington Road (ME8 6PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hartley Mews, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broadway (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Allington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staplehurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Allington Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staplehurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Staplehurst Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bearsted Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bearsted Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bearsted Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylesford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawkhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Staplehurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawkhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Featherby Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartley Mews
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartley Mews
Apr 2026Burglary Hartley Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Featherby Road

Data Sources

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