Crime Rates at Valley Road, Gillingham, ME7 2EU

Valley Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 99th 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 Valley Road (ME7 2EU) in the last 12 months was 21.4 per 1,000 residents and was 88.4% lower than the Gillingham South average (185.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Road (ME7 2EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sturdee Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.