Crime Rates at Castlemaine Avenue, Gillingham, ME7 2QB

Castlemaine Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 307th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castlemaine Avenue (ME7 2QB) in the last 12 months was 85.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% lower than the Gillingham North average (119.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castlemaine Avenue (ME7 2QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mariners View, where police recorded 24 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.