Crime Rates at Pearl Lane, Gillingham, ME7 1FU

Pearl Lane area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 235th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pearl Lane (ME7 1FU) in the last 12 months was 115.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% lower 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 77.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 40.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pearl Lane (ME7 1FU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.