Total Crime Rate

7.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 7.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Childscroft Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 24th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Childscroft Road (ME8 7SS) in the last 12 months was 7.9 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% lower than the Rainham North average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Childscroft Road (ME8 7SS), the main crime hotspot is near Granary Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Childscroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Webster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Granary Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granary Close —
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 2025Robbery Webster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Webster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Webster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Webster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parkfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Berengrave Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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