Crime Rates at Strover Street, Gillingham, ME7 1JQ

Strover Street area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Chatham Central & Brompton , and the 352nd highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Strover Street (ME7 1JQ) in the last 12 months was 72.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% lower than the Chatham Central & Brompton average (253.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Strover Street (ME7 1JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.