Crime Rates at Priestfield Road, Gillingham, ME7 4RF

Priestfield Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 42nd 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 Priestfield Road (ME7 4RF) in the last 12 months was 341.2 per 1,000 residents and was 84.2% higher 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 191.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 123.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priestfield Road (ME7 4RF), the main crime hotspot is near Glanville Road. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.