Total Crime Rate

49.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Romany Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 337th 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 Romany Road (ME8 6TX) in the last 12 months was 49.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romany Road (ME8 6TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Detling Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Caldew Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Romany Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Guardian Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elizabeth Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bodiam Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Romany Court —
Sep 2025Other crime Bodiam Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Detling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Begonia Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Elizabeth Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elizabeth Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Detling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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