Total Crime Rate

85.8 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Public order 1.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Griffin Court 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 Griffin Court (ME7 2QG) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Griffin Court (ME7 2QG), the main crime hotspot is near Groombridge Drive. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Griffin Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Edward Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Cypress Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tovey Square β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazlemere Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Tangmere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tangmere Close β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Groombridge Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dial Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastern Road β€”

Data Sources

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