Crime Rates at Woodlands Road, Gillingham, ME7 2BU

Woodlands Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodlands Road (ME7 2BU) in the last 12 months was 137.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% lower than the Gillingham South average (185.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlands Road (ME7 2BU), the main crime hotspot is near Beatty Avenue. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.