Crime Rates at Lower Woodlands Road, Gillingham, ME7 2TR

Lower Woodlands Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 233rd 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 35.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 116.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Woodlands Road (ME7 2TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mariners View, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Groombridge Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.