Crime Rates at Elm Road, Gillingham, ME7 2NR

Elm Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Road (ME7 2NR) in the last 12 months was 209.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% higher than the Gillingham North average (116.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 103.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Road (ME7 2NR), the main crime hotspot is near St Albans Close. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.