Total Crime Rate

25.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 25.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 19.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Broadview Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Rainham South East , and the 134th 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 Broadview Avenue (ME8 9DE) in the last 12 months was 25.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadview Avenue (ME8 9DE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broadview Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Crofters Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Silverdale Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Silverdale Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheatcroft Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Silverdale Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Crofters Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Silverdale Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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