Total Crime Rate
123.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Malvern Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Twydall , and the 199th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Malvern Road (ME7 4BB) in the last 12 months was 123.8 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Malvern Road (ME7 4BB), 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.
View Crime In Gillingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cleave Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Watling Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Watling Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Watling Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Watling Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chester Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Holmside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Watling Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Watling Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Watling Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Seaton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Malvern Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cleave Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Watling Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Malvern Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cleave Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Park Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Avenue | — |
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