Total Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wheatcroft Grove area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 201st 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 Wheatcroft Grove (ME8 9JE) in the last 12 months was 32.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatcroft Grove (ME8 9JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Mews, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wheatcroft Grove (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wheatcroft Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jester Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silverspot Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minstrel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gatekeeper Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Minstrel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bramling Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bramling Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tudor Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bramling Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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