Crime Rates at Stopford Road, Gillingham, ME7 4NG

Stopford Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 60th 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 Stopford Road (ME7 4NG) in the last 12 months was 262.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 164.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stopford Road (ME7 4NG), 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.