Crime Rates at Eastcourt Lane, Gillingham, ME8 6HN

Eastcourt Lane area has the 21st highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 255th 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 Eastcourt Lane (ME8 6HN) in the last 12 months was 108.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% higher than the Rainham North average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastcourt Lane (ME8 6HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hartley Mews, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.