Total Crime Rate
3.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Glistening Glade area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 4th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Glistening Glade (ME8 8LF) in the last 12 months was 3.6 per 1,000 residents and was 94.8% lower than the Rainham North average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Glistening Glade (ME8 8LF), the main crime hotspot is near Barleycorn Drive. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gillingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barleycorn Drive | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mossy Glade | — |
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