Crime Rates at Matthews Court, Gillingham, ME7 4EF

Matthews Court area has the 15th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 101st 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 Matthews Court (ME7 4EF) in the last 12 months was 181.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% higher than the Gillingham North average (116.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Matthews Court (ME7 4EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Connaught Road (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.