Crime Rates at Danes Hill, Gillingham, ME7 2TU

Danes Hill area has the 17th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Danes Hill (ME7 2TU) in the last 12 months was 182.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -2.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 124.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Danes Hill (ME7 2TU), the main crime hotspot is near Grange Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.