Total Crime Rate

89.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wakeley Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 296th highest 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 Wakeley Road (ME8 8HD) in the last 12 months was 89.0 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakeley Road (ME8 8HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Granary Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wakeley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Granary Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pearman Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mardale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hothfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granary Close —
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Data Sources

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