Total Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 80.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Herne Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 326th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Herne Road (ME8 6UU) in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% higher 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herne Road (ME8 6UU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Herne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Romany Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Elizabeth Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selstead Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Begonia Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other crime Bodiam Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Detling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Detling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Elizabeth Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elizabeth Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bodiam Close —
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Data Sources

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