Total Crime Rate

182.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 182.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Herluin Way 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 Herluin Way (ME7 2WH) 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 Herluin Way (ME7 2WH), the main crime hotspot is near Grange Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Herluin Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Odo Rise
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grange Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazlemere Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bayeux Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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