Total Crime Rate

139.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 139.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Robbery 3.3 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 12th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 169th 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 Station Road (ME8 7PR) in the last 12 months was 139.5 per 1,000 residents and was 102.0% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 93.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (ME8 7PR), the main crime hotspot is near Granary Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 16 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Maplins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivy Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hothfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Other crime Ivy Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scott Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Streetfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maplins Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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