Total Crime Rate

58.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nelson Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 392nd lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nelson Road (ME7 4LR) in the last 12 months was 58.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Road (ME7 4LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pretoria Road (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Stopford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copenhagen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pretoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Pretoria Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Duncan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duncan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duncan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duncan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lord Duncan Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Trafalgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Copenhagen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copenhagen Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nile Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Nile Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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