Total Crime Rate
157.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
90.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barnsole Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 136th highest crime rate of 820 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 Barnsole Road (ME7 4EE) in the last 12 months was 157.6 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% lower 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barnsole Road (ME7 4EE), 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.
View Crime In Gillingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larkfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Coulman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Barnabas Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Barnabas Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleave Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coulman Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coulman Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Coulman Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Coulman Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Seaton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coulman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coulman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cleave Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brasenose Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnsole Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Barnsole Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chada Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chada Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chada Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Barnsole Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnsole Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnsole Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnsole Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnsole Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnsole Road | — |
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