Total Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.7 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 50.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Station Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 339th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Station Road (ME8 7PH) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (ME8 7PH), 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 Station Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Streetfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hothfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maplins Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gresham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Maplins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gresham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gresham Close Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Stratford Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Tree Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tufton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivy Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Other crime Ivy Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pudding Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pudding Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Holding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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