Total Crime Rate

175.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 175.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Vineyard Mews area has the 6th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 118th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vineyard Mews (ME8 8QD) in the last 12 months was 175.3 per 1,000 residents and was 121.7% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 106.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 611.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vineyard Mews (ME8 8QD), the main crime hotspot is near Otterham Quay Lane. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vineyard Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Otterham Quay Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otterham Quay Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Banky Fields Close —
Sep 2025Robbery Otterham Quay Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otterham Quay Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otterham Quay Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otterham Quay Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farnham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Farnham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farnham Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caldecote Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otterham Quay Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otterham Quay Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otterham Quay Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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