Total Crime Rate
26.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rosebery Road area has the lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 145th lowest 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 Rosebery Road (ME7 1QQ) in the last 12 months was 26.2 per 1,000 residents and was 77.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rosebery Road (ME7 1QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Chatsworth Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 16 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Corporation Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sidney Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosebery Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Corporation Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Devonshire Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leslie Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Leslie Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Leslie Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Milner Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | West Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Knight Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parr Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrews Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Corporation Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Corporation Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Richmond Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Otway Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Camden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kingswood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chatsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Road | — |
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