Crime Rates at Vancouver Drive, Gillingham, ME8 0DD

Vancouver Drive area has the 29th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Hempstead & Wigmore , and the 312th lowest 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 Vancouver Drive (ME8 0DD) in the last 12 months was 46.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% lower than the Hempstead & Wigmore average (51.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vancouver Drive (ME8 0DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caldew Avenue, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langdale Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.