Total Crime Rate

132.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 132.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Meresborough Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 194th 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 Meresborough Road (ME8 8SP) in the last 12 months was 132.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% higher than the Rainham North average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meresborough Road (ME8 8SP), the main crime hotspot is near Willowby Gardens. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meresborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandgate Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Willowby Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willowby Gardens —
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Data Sources

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