Crime Rates at Richmond Road, Gillingham, ME7 1LX

Richmond Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 398th 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 Richmond Road (ME7 1LX) in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Road (ME7 1LX), the main crime hotspot is near Wharf Road. Police recorded 300 crimes here, including 179 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.