Total Crime Rate

51.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 51.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 25.9 7/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Suffolk Avenue area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 347th 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 Suffolk Avenue (ME8 7LA) in the last 12 months was 51.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% lower than the Rainham North average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Suffolk Avenue (ME8 7LA), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Suffolk Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Webster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tufton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Longley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Longley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Webster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granary Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Webster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Webster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hothfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Berengrave Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parkfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gatekeeper Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Granary Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Webster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holding Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holding Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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