Rainham and Wennington — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Metropolitan Police Service area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
Contact the team
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Recorded crime — June 2026
168 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (196): ▼ 28 (14%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Shoplifting48 · 29%
- Violence and sexual offences37 · 22%
- Anti-social behaviour31 · 18%
- Vehicle crime26 · 15%
- Public order10 · 6%
- Other theft5 · 3%
- Burglary3 · 2%
- Bicycle theft2 · 1%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
139 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified83 · 60%
- Unable to prosecute suspect47 · 34%
- Awaiting court outcome4 · 3%
- Further action is not in the public interest1 · 1%
- Offender given a caution1 · 1%
- Formal action is not in the public interest1 · 1%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
Violence against women, to carry out high visibility and reassurance patrols at high footfall areas, To give advice on high to stay safe.
Patrol Late nights, especially carparks an closed spaces alleyways. Raise awareness regarding the walk and talk campaigns for women and girls and find innovative ways to make the streets safer for women.
Set: 2026-06-01
To reduce ASB around Rainham Villiage.
High visibility patrols around the villiage as well as plain clothes operations.
Set: 2026-06-01
Reduce crime and ant social behaviour around Tescos, Rainham.
The ward team will plan both uniformed and plain clothes operations in and around the Tesco store. These will be unannounced and conducted various times and various days of the week. The team will feedback to ward panel members with results.
Set: 2026-06-01
Nearby teams in Metropolitan Police Service
All Metropolitan Police Service neighbourhood teams →Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Metropolitan Police Service.