Total Crime Rate

157.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 157.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.6 10/10
  • Other theft 12.6 8/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Matts Hill Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 144th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Matts Hill Road (ME9 7XA) in the last 12 months was 157.7 per 1,000 residents and was 99.5% higher than the Rainham North average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 75.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Data Sources

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