Crime Rates at Selbourne Road, Gillingham, ME7 1QW

Selbourne 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 Selbourne Road (ME7 1QW) 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 Selbourne Road (ME7 1QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ocean Drive, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blake Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.