Crime Rates at Gill Avenue, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4SD

Gill Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Strood Rural , and the 330th highest 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 Gill Avenue (ME2 4SD) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% higher than the Strood Rural average (58.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gill Avenue (ME2 4SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Frittenden Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.