Total Crime Rate

87.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 87.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Gillingham Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 289th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gillingham Road (ME7 4SD) in the last 12 months was 87.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% 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 12 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 Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gillingham Road (ME7 4SD), 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 Gillingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windmill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jeyes Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jeyes Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jeyes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jeyes Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaview Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Randolph Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Trafalgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Canterbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jeyes Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Byron Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copenhagen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Copenhagen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copenhagen Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nile Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Nile Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorst Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gorst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rock Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Road —
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Data Sources

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