Crime Rates at Avondale Road, Gillingham, ME7 4QP

Avondale 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 Avondale Road (ME7 4QP) 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 Avondale Road (ME7 4QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 130 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Connaught Road (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.