Total Crime Rate

122.7 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 122.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • 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
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

Bedford Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 218th 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 Bedford Avenue (ME8 7EP) in the last 12 months was 122.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% higher than the Rainham North average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Avenue (ME8 7EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bedford Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pump Lane (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bedford Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedford Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Bloors Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Danson Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lyra Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bloors Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bloors Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bloors Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bloors Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bloors Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bloors Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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