Crime Rates at Castlemaine Avenue, Gillingham, ME7 2QB

Castlemaine Avenue area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 253rd 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 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% lower 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castlemaine Avenue (ME7 2QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Groombridge Drive, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lobelia Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.