Crime Rates at Romany Road, Gillingham, ME8 6UX

Romany Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 346th 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 Romany Road (ME8 6UX) in the last 12 months was 51.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% lower than the Rainham North average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romany Road (ME8 6UX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elizabeth Court, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodchurch Crescent (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.