Crime Rates at Beresford Road, Gillingham, ME7 4ES

Beresford Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 69th 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 246.3 per 1,000 residents and was 105.9% higher than the Gillingham North average (119.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 118.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.0% 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 130 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Connaught Road (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.