Crime Rates at Bridge Road, Gillingham, ME7 1NP

Bridge Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 6th 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 Bridge Road (ME7 1NP) in the last 12 months was 1110.8 per 1,000 residents and was 849.9% higher 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 154 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 259 (≈ 652.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 312.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Road (ME7 1NP), the main crime hotspot is near Wharf Road. Police recorded 363 crimes here, including 202 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.