Total Crime Rate

3.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Cheney Close area has the lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Rainham South East , and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cheney Close (ME8 9PB) in the last 12 months was 3.1 per 1,000 residents and was 90.8% lower than the Rainham South East average (33.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

In the area around Cheney Close (ME8 9PB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cheney Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Readscroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craddock Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Maidstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craddock Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Craddock Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craddock Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Burglary Hallwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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