Total Crime Rate

120.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 120.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.9 9/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Waltham Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waltham Road (ME8 6XE) in the last 12 months was 120.2 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waltham Road (ME8 6XE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waltham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boughton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goudhurst Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bodiam Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Bodiam Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Twydall Green —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Twydall Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Twydall Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Romany Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pluckley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Begonia Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranbrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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