Total Crime Rate

96.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Balmoral Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 278th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balmoral Road (ME7 4PG) in the last 12 months was 96.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% lower than the Gillingham North average (119.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balmoral Road (ME7 4PG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 321 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balmoral Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Connaught Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gillingham Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Theodore Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Theodore Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Theodore Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Theodore Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theodore Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theodore Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theodore Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gillingham —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gillingham —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Theodore Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Theodore Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theodore Place —
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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