Crime Rates at Cobham Rise, Gillingham, ME7 2LA

Cobham Rise area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 294th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cobham Rise (ME7 2LA) in the last 12 months was 89.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% lower than the Gillingham South average (195.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 36.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -73.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -67.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cobham Rise (ME7 2LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chicago Avenue, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Speedwell Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.