Total Crime Rate

463.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 463.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 168.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.5 10/10
  • Public order 42.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Robbery 15.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.2 9/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 27th 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 High Street (ME8 8AA) in the last 12 months was 463.2 per 1,000 residents and was 485.9% higher than the Rainham North average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 177.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ME8 8AA), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Longford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Webster 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Hothfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pudding Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gatekeeper Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Longley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granary Close —
Sep 2025Robbery Granary Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tufton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pudding Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Longley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pudding Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holding Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holding Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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