Total Crime Rate

201.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 201.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 61.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 20.5 7/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Long Catlis Road area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Rainham South East , and the 88th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Long Catlis Road (ME8 9SR) in the last 12 months was 201.4 per 1,000 residents and was 395.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 61.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Catlis Road (ME8 9SR), 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 Long Catlis Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other crime Wyvill Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovelace Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovelace Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Campleshon Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Foxburrow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campleshon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wyvill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Mere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Findlay Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Readscroft Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Readscroft Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stoneacre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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