Crime Rates at Woodlands Road, Gillingham, ME7 2BX

Woodlands Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in Twydall , and the 157th 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 Woodlands Road (ME7 2BX) in the last 12 months was 27.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% lower than the Twydall average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlands Road (ME7 2BX), 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.