Total Crime Rate

175.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 175.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.9 10/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Beechings Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 107th 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 Beechings Way (ME8 6PY) in the last 12 months was 175.3 per 1,000 residents and was 153.8% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 103.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechings Way (ME8 6PY), the main crime hotspot is near Boughton Close. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beechings Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charing Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylesford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartley Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartley Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boughton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hartley Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goudhurst Road 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Bearsted Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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