Total Crime Rate

50.7 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 50.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 42nd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 343rd lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meresborough Road (ME8 8SR) in the last 12 months was 50.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meresborough Road (ME8 8SR), the main crime hotspot is near Farnham Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Farnham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary High Dewar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farnham Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Close —
Sep 2025Public order Gloucester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Gloucester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Gloucester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mardale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russells Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Dewar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farnham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middlefields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chichester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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