Total Crime Rate

179.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 179.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Pier Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 108th 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 Pier Road (ME7 1TZ) in the last 12 months was 179.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% higher than the Gillingham North average (119.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pier Road (ME7 1TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pearl Lane, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Albans Close (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pier Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Baron Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pearl Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearl Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearl Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearl Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Albans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pearl Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Pearl Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Albans Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Albans Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davenport Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forge Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davenport Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Albans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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