Total Crime Rate

145.5 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 145.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.0 10/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barnsole Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 166th 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 145.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (β‰ˆ 115.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnsole Road (ME7 4EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glanville Road, where police recorded 55 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.

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Crime Over Time in Barnsole Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alexandra Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Barnabas Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Glanville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Glanville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Glanville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Barnsole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St Barnabas Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Barnabas Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnsole Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cleave Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brasenose Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnsole Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnsole Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larkfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larkfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larkfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larkfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnsole Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleave Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnsole Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haig Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albany Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Albany Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albany Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coulman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Louisville Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Larkfield Avenue β€”

Data Sources

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