Crime Rates at Margate Close, Gillingham, ME7 1UQ

Margate Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 78th 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 Margate Close (ME7 1UQ) in the last 12 months was 224.2 per 1,000 residents and was 87.4% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 94.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margate Close (ME7 1UQ), the main crime hotspot is near St Albans Close. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.