Total Crime Rate
77.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Longfellow Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 333rd highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Longfellow Road (ME7 5QG) in the last 12 months was 77.5 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% lower than the Gillingham South average (195.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Longfellow Road (ME7 5QG), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 259 crimes here, including 169 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gillingham South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ocelot Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Byron Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Longfellow Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Hamiltons | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Imperial Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Byron Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tennyson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grange Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Byron Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Imperial Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Windmill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rock Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rock Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windmill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Road | 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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