Total Crime Rate

53.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 53.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Lower Woodlands Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 360th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Woodlands Road (ME7 2TR) in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Woodlands Road (ME7 2TR), the main crime hotspot is near Hazlemere Drive. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Woodlands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Woodlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Groombridge Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazlemere Drive —
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Data Sources

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