Total Crime Rate
24.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hurst Place area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Rainham South East , and the 126th 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 Hurst Place (ME8 9AS) in the last 12 months was 24.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% lower than the Rainham South East average (40.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hurst Place (ME8 9AS), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gillingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatcroft Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherry Tree Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatcroft Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Crofters | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Crofters | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Silverdale Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Silverdale Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Silverdale Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Silverdale Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gresham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatcroft Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wheatcroft Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Holding Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gresham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gresham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Holding Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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