Crime Rates at Minster Road, Gillingham, ME8 6TE

Minster Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 140th 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 Minster Road (ME8 6TE) in the last 12 months was 25.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% lower than the Rainham North average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -95.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Minster Road (ME8 6TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boughton Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.