Total Crime Rate

249.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.1 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 249.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 128.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.0 10/10
  • Drugs 21.4 10/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Fordwich Green area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 68th 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 Fordwich Green (ME8 6RT) in the last 12 months was 249.1 per 1,000 residents and was 260.7% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 128.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fordwich Green (ME8 6RT), 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 Fordwich Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechings Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ruckinge Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ruckinge Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ruckinge Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boughton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyminge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Rolvenden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pluckley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsnorth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lyminge Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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