Total Crime Rate
128.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Waterloo Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 205th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Waterloo Road (ME7 4SB) in the last 12 months was 128.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% higher than the Gillingham North average (119.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Waterloo Road (ME7 4SB), the main crime hotspot is near Windmill Road. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 80 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gillingham North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copenhagen Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nile Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nile Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nile Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Copenhagen Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copenhagen Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copenhagen Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copenhagen Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stopford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chartwell Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nile Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnwell Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | May Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Belmont Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Canterbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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