Crime Rates at Barnsole Road, Gillingham, ME7 4DW

Barnsole Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 51st 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 Barnsole Road (ME7 4DW) in the last 12 months was 298.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% higher than the Gillingham South average (185.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 189.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnsole Road (ME7 4DW), the main crime hotspot is near Glanville Road. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.