Total Crime Rate
150.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
92.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Napier Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 147th 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 Napier Road (ME7 4HD) in the last 12 months was 150.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 92.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Napier Road (ME7 4HD), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Gillingham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duncan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coulman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coulman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Napier Road | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Louisville Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lord Duncan Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Albany Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Duncan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | School Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duncan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Coulman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Duncan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beaconsfield Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glanville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glanville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glanville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glanville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Glanville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Glanville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Glanville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glanville Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Louisville Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Louisville Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Coulman Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Coulman Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coulman Street | — |
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