Total Crime Rate
110.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kingswood Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 226th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kingswood Road (ME7 1DX) in the last 12 months was 110.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% lower than the Gillingham North average (116.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingswood Road (ME7 1DX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gillingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | West Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Buckingham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kingswood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chatsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Balmoral Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Gillingham | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Richmond Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Otway Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | King Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Devonshire Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrews Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gardiner Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Gardiner Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Windsor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Gillingham | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
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