Total Crime Rate

158.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 158.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.3 9/10
  • Drugs 20.3 10/10
  • Other theft 16.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waterloo Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 131st 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 Waterloo Road (ME7 4SB) in the last 12 months was 158.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% higher than the Gillingham North average (116.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 77.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (ME7 4SB), the main crime hotspot is near Windmill Road. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterloo Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Lawrence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Canterbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Canterbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson May Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dawes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Lawrence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gorst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorst Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nile Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nile Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copenhagen Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Copenhagen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copenhagen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Randolph Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Montgomery Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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