Crime Rates at High Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8DS

High Street area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 273rd 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 High Street (ME8 8DS) in the last 12 months was 41.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ME8 8DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Dewar Road, where police recorded 19 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.