Total Crime Rate
60.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cornwall Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 405th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cornwall Road (ME7 1LP) in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% lower than the Gillingham North average (116.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cornwall Road (ME7 1LP), the main crime hotspot is near King Street. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gillingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Virginia Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saunders Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saunders Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kingswood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saunders Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Saunders Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Devonshire Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gardiner Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Gardiner Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St George'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrews Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | James Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | James Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | James Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosebery Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sidney Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St George'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | St George'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saunders Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saunders Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Otway Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | King Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | West Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
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