Total Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Drugs 18.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mossy Glade area has the 41st highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 377th 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 Mossy Glade (ME8 8LQ) in the last 12 months was 57.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% lower than the Rainham North average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mossy Glade (ME8 8LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mossy Glade, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lonsdale Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mossy Glade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chesham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wentworth Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mossy Glade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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