Total Crime Rate

26.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 26.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 7.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Queendown Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Rainham South East , and the 152nd 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 Queendown Avenue (ME8 9PD) in the last 12 months was 26.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queendown Avenue (ME8 9PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queendown Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Campleshon Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Foxburrow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fane Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Readscroft Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Readscroft Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campleshon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stoneacre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capel Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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