Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 45.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hereford Close area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 302nd lowest 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 Hereford Close (ME8 7BD) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hereford Close (ME8 7BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bloors Lane, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aylward Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hereford Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penshurst Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloors Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bloors Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime Ely Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bloors Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bloors Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bloors Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bloors Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bloors Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bloors Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime Aylward Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylward Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Aylward Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylward Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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