Crime Rates at Priestfield Road, Gillingham, ME7 4RF

Priestfield Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 33rd 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 Priestfield Road (ME7 4RF) in the last 12 months was 414.7 per 1,000 residents and was 112.1% 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 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 220.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 339.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priestfield Road (ME7 4RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Priestfield Road, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glanville Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.