Crime Rates at Buttermere Close, Gillingham, ME7 2TS

Buttermere Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 287th 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 Buttermere Close (ME7 2TS) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buttermere Close (ME7 2TS), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.