Crime Rates at Shottenden Road, Gillingham, ME7 1QX

Shottenden Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 206th 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 Shottenden Road (ME7 1QX) in the last 12 months was 33.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shottenden Road (ME7 1QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pearl Lane, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.