Crime Rates at Moor Park Close, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8QS

Moor Park Close area has the 44th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 380th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moor Park Close (ME8 8QS) in the last 12 months was 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% lower than the Rainham North average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moor Park Close (ME8 8QS), 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.