Total Crime Rate

133.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 133.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Napier Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 188th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Napier Road (ME7 4HG) in the last 12 months was 133.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 76.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Napier Road (ME7 4HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bus/Coach Station, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glanville Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Napier Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gillingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Franklin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marathon Paddock Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marathon Paddock Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marathon Paddock Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marathon Paddock Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marathon Paddock Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marathon Paddock Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Borough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Borough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borough Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gillingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Beresford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gillingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duncan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duncan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nelson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Franklin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coulman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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