Total Crime Rate

153.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 153.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 51.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 35.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Holding Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 144th 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 Holding Street (ME8 7JP) in the last 12 months was 153.5 per 1,000 residents and was 122.3% higher than the Rainham North average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holding Street (ME8 7JP), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holding Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gresham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gresham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tufton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Holding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quinnell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gresham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Quinnell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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