Total Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.6 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 30.3 3/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 7.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Peverel Green area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Rainham South East , and the 175th 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 Peverel Green (ME8 9UJ) in the last 12 months was 30.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% 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 Drugs with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peverel Green (ME8 9UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lovelace Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walsingham Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Peverel Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Style Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Style Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walsingham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deanwood Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crispe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovelace Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovelace Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Style Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walsingham Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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