Total Crime Rate
109.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Albany Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 227th 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 Albany Road (ME7 4HP) in the last 12 months was 109.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -18.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Albany Road (ME7 4HP), 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 | Oxford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Beresford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beaconsfield Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Coulman Street | 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 | Drugs | Napier Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Napier Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beresford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beresford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | School Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beresford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Franklin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Barnabas Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coulman Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coulman Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Louisville Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Louisville Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Coulman Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Louisville Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Barnabas Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Coulman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coulman Street | Under investigation |
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