Crime Rates at Ocean Drive, Gillingham, ME7 1FY

Ocean Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ocean Drive (ME7 1FY) in the last 12 months was 345.2 per 1,000 residents and was 188.5% higher than the Gillingham North average (119.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 81.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ocean Drive (ME7 1FY), 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.