Total Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 45.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Culpepper Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Rainham South East , and the 300th 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 Culpepper Road (ME8 9RT) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% higher 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Culpepper Road (ME8 9RT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Culpepper Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stoneacre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Foxburrow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovelace Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovelace Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deanwood Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crispe Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Readscroft Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Readscroft Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plomley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plomley Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chipstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crispe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fane Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawbeck Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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