Total Crime Rate

209.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 209.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.1 10/10
  • Other crime 17.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grange 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 Grange Road (ME7 2PS) 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 Grange Road (ME7 2PS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Grange Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davenport Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poppy Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baron Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Baron Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baron Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strand Approach Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Avenue —
Apr 2026Robbery Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillingham Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davenport Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ferndale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Path Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Albans Close —
Apr 2026Drugs St Albans Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Albans Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Albans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Albans Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Albans Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Albans Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poppy Close —
Apr 2026Public order Ferndale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lobelia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Greenfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ingram Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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