Crime Rates at Balmoral Road, Gillingham, ME7 4QE

Balmoral Road area has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 15th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balmoral Road (ME7 4QE) in the last 12 months was 668.6 per 1,000 residents and was 241.9% 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 110 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 140 (≈ 268.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balmoral Road (ME7 4QE), 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.