Crime Rates at Acorn Road, Gillingham, ME7 2EX

Acorn Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 145th 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 Acorn Road (ME7 2EX) in the last 12 months was 157.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% lower than the Gillingham South average (195.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acorn Road (ME7 2EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chicago Avenue, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.