Crime Rates at Pier Cottages, Gillingham, ME7 1RT

Pier Cottages area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 230th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pier Cottages (ME7 1RT) in the last 12 months was 106.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pier Cottages (ME7 1RT), 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.