Total Crime Rate
181.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
74.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beresford Road 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 Beresford Road (ME7 4ES) 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 Beresford Road (ME7 4ES), 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.
View Crime In Gillingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Gillingham | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Albany Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gillingham | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Napier Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Albany Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Duncan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Seaview Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gillingham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gillingham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gillingham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beresford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Beresford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beresford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duncan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Franklin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Connaught Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Gillingham | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Gillingham | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Gillingham | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillingham | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillingham | Awaiting court outcome |
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