Crime Rates at Balmoral Road, Gillingham, ME7 4QQ

Balmoral Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 124th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balmoral Road (ME7 4QQ) in the last 12 months was 24.1 per 1,000 residents and was 87.0% lower than the Gillingham South average (185.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balmoral Road (ME7 4QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Connaught Road (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.