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Lower Rainham

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Use district-wide reports for broader context. Property evidence on this page uses Price Paid transactions published for Lower Rainham within ME8; school and recorded-crime evidence use the place reference location.

Schools

Open schools nearby
39
Nearby establishment records
88
Primary nearby
28
Secondary nearby
6

All establishment records

1-20 of 88 · Within 3.1 miles

  • Thames View Junior School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 7-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 March 2012
    Location
    ME8 7DX, 1.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Thames View Primary School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 March 2017
    Location
    ME8 7DX, 1.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 April 2017
    Location
    ME8 7DX, 1.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 80% expected standard

  • Riverside Primary School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 2003 · Closed 31 March 2017
    Location
    ME8 8ET, 1.2 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 April 2017
    Location
    ME8 8ET, 1.2 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 56% expected standard

  • Wakeley Junior School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 7-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 2003
    Location
    ME8 8EP, 1.2 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Meredale Independent Primary School

    Other independent school

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 4-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 20 September 2004 · Closed 23 July 2019
    Location
    ME8 8EB, 1.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Meredale Infant School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 5-7
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 2003
    Location
    ME8 8EB, 1.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Rainham Mark Grammar School

    Foundation school

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    Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-18
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 1 April 1992 · Closed 30 June 2011
    Location
    ME8 7AJ, 1.4 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-18
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 July 2011
    Location
    ME8 7AJ, 1.4 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 62.7

  • Medway Education Trust

    Miscellaneous

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 11-17
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 22 October 2002 · Closed 26 August 2004
    Location
    ME8 9AB, 1.6 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Isp Rainham

    Other independent special school

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 5-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 3 March 1998 · Closed 17 November 2005
    Location
    ME8 8AY, 1.6 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 7-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 2015
    Location
    ME8 9AE, 1.7 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 67% expected standard

  • St Margaret's CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School, Rainham

    Voluntary controlled school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 7-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 2015
    Location
    ME8 9AE, 1.7 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • St Margaret's Infant School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-7
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 March 2017
    Location
    ME8 9AE, 1.7 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-7
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 April 2017
    Location
    ME8 9AE, 1.7 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Improved significantly
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-19
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 2021
    Location
    ME8 8GS, 1.7 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: suppressed

  • The Howard School

    Foundation school

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    Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-18
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 30 September 2014
    Location
    ME8 0BX, 2.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-18
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 October 2014
    Location
    ME8 0BX, 2.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 45.2

  • Rainham School for Girls

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-18
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 January 2011
    Location
    ME8 0BX, 2.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

Recorded crime

Latest published month
June 2026
Records in latest month
69
Records within 1 mile
965
Months covered
12

Month-by-month history

Every available month within 1 mile of Lower Rainham

Monthly records trend

Published monthly records within 1 mile of Lower Rainham.

Monthly records trend data
PeriodRecorded crime events
July 202597
August 2025103
September 202582
October 202593
November 202579
December 202580
January 202660
February 202666
March 202665
April 202678
May 202693
June 202669
Monthly recorded crime history
Published monthRecordsLargest category that monthCategory records
June 202669Violence and sexual offences33
May 202693Violence and sexual offences45
April 202678Violence and sexual offences32
March 202665Violence and sexual offences25
February 202666Violence and sexual offences29
January 202660Violence and sexual offences30
December 202580Violence and sexual offences31
November 202579Violence and sexual offences31
October 202593Violence and sexual offences34
September 202582Violence and sexual offences27
August 2025103Violence and sexual offences28
July 202597Violence and sexual offences48

Every published record

1-25 of 965

  • Anti-social behaviour

    June 2026

    On or near Victoria Court

    Swale 008C

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

  • Anti-social behaviour

    June 2026

    On or near Grenadier Close

    Swale 008C

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Church Mews

    Medway 029C

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Public order

    June 2026

    On or near High Street

    Medway 029C

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Anti-social behaviour

    June 2026

    On or near Gatekeeper Chase

    Medway 029C

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Roberts Road

    Medway 029A

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Parking Area

    Medway 029A

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Shoplifting

    June 2026

    On or near Parking Area

    Medway 029A

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Anti-social behaviour

    June 2026

    On or near Ashurst Place

    Medway 029A

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

  • Other crime

    June 2026

    On or near High Dewar Road

    Medway 025E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Thompson Close

    Medway 025E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Winchester Way

    Medway 025E

    Outcome

    Awaiting court outcome

  • Anti-social behaviour

    June 2026

    On or near High Dewar Road

    Medway 025E

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

  • Anti-social behaviour

    June 2026

    On or near Parking Area

    Medway 025E

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Caversham Close

    Medway 025D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Granary Close

    Medway 025D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Gresham Close

    Medway 025D

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Caversham Close

    Medway 025D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Pudding Road

    Medway 025D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Shoplifting

    June 2026

    On or near Police Station

    Medway 025D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Other theft

    June 2026

    On or near Granary Close

    Medway 025D

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Other theft

    June 2026

    On or near Hothfield Road

    Medway 025D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near Police Station

    Medway 025D

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Anti-social behaviour

    June 2026

    On or near Parking Area

    Medway 025D

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

  • Anti-social behaviour

    June 2026

    On or near Police Station

    Medway 025D

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

Place details

Place type
Village
Postcode district
ME8
Country
England

Reference location

Latitude and longitude
51.37599, 0.61320
Wider geography
South East

Administrative areas

Unitary Authority
Medway
E06000035

Nearby places and postcodes

Nearby places
Nearby postcodes

Evidence in context

Property sales use Price Paid transactions whose published town/city is Lower Rainham and whose postcode is in ME8. School and recorded-crime evidence use this place's reference location.

Schools

39 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 6 secondary schools. Thames View Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

965 published events cover 12 months, averaging 80.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 393 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.