Total Crime Rate

51.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 51.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 16.3 4/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Berengrave Lane area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 348th 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 Berengrave Lane (ME8 7LS) in the last 12 months was 51.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berengrave Lane (ME8 7LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Longley Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tufton Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Berengrave Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft The Willows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tufton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Elms Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holding Street 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 2026Other theft Quinnell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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