Crime Rates at Watling Street, Gillingham, ME7 2YN

Watling Street area has the highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Twydall , and the 17th 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 Watling Street (ME7 2YN) in the last 12 months was 580.1 per 1,000 residents and was 729.4% higher than the Twydall average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 141.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 229.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watling Street (ME7 2YN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Watling Street, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chester Road (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.