Total Crime Rate
165.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
110.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Danes Hill area has the 18th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 120th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Danes Hill (ME7 2TY) in the last 12 months was 165.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 110.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Danes Hill (ME7 2TY), the main crime hotspot is near Grange Road. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gillingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conqueor Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fitzgilbert Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hazlemere Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bayeux Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Woodlands Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayeux Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coniston Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coniston Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.