Crime Rates at Finwell Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7PY

Finwell Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 216th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Finwell Road (ME8 7PY) in the last 12 months was 123.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% higher than the Rainham North average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 52.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 600.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finwell Road (ME8 7PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bloomfields, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warlingham Close (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.