Crime Rates at Ocean Drive, Gillingham, ME7 1FY

Ocean Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 60th 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 Ocean Drive (ME7 1FY) in the last 12 months was 269.0 per 1,000 residents and was 130.1% higher than the Gillingham North average (116.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 81.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ocean Drive (ME7 1FY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pearl Lane, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.