Total Crime Rate

139.4 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 139.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kingswood Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 178th 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 Kingswood Road (ME7 1DZ) in the last 12 months was 139.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% higher than the Gillingham North average (119.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (β‰ˆ 63.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingswood Road (ME7 1DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 130 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Connaught Road (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kingswood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Connaught Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Connaught Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Chatsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crown Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crown Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosebery Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gillingham Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gillingham β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gillingham β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duncan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duncan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Franklin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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