Crime Rates at Barnsole Road, Gillingham, ME7 4DY

Barnsole Road area has the lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barnsole Road (ME7 4DY) in the last 12 months was 8.4 per 1,000 residents and was 95.7% lower than the Gillingham South average (195.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnsole Road (ME7 4DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Priestfield Road, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Larkfield Avenue (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.