Crime Rates at Knight Avenue, Gillingham, ME7 1UF

Knight Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 371st 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 Knight Avenue (ME7 1UF) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% lower than the Gillingham North average (119.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 45.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knight Avenue (ME7 1UF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ocean Drive, where police recorded 68 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.