Total Crime Rate

989.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 989.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 352.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 221.7 10/10
  • Public order 216.6 10/10
  • Drugs 108.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bridge Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 7th 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 989.9 per 1,000 residents and was 727.4% higher 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 140 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 229 (≈ 576.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 531.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Road (ME7 1NP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bridge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Gillingham Gate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Gillingham Gate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gillingham Gate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Virginia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Wharf Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wharf Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gillingham Gate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gillingham Gate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wharf Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Medway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exmouth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Strover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Burn'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charter Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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