Crime Rates at Gibraltar Cottages, Gillingham, ME7 3JJ

Gibraltar Cottages area has the 5th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Hempstead & Wigmore , and the 175th highest crime rate of 822 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 Gibraltar Cottages (ME7 3JJ) in the last 12 months was 140.3 per 1,000 residents and was 176.6% higher than the Hempstead & Wigmore average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gibraltar Cottages (ME7 3JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farley Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waverley Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.