Crime Rates at Nelson Road, Gillingham, ME7 4LU

Nelson Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 84th 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 Nelson Road (ME7 4LU) in the last 12 months was 212.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% higher 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 147.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Road (ME7 4LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pretoria Road (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.