Total Crime Rate
129.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Burlington Gardens area has the 16th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 191st highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Burlington Gardens (ME8 8TA) in the last 12 months was 129.2 per 1,000 residents and was 87.1% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burlington Gardens (ME8 8TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willowby Gardens, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Style Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gillingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hunstanton Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hunstanton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sandgate Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Willowby Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Willowby Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tyler Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Style Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Style Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Style Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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