Total Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.4 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 45.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Other crime 10.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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
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

High Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Rainham South East , and the 299th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (ME8 8AT) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% higher than the Rainham South East average (40.6 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ME8 8AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winchester Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivy Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scott Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Ivy Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pudding Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pudding Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stratford Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hothfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minstrel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Maplins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winchester Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sunderland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Tree Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maplins Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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