Crime Rates at Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham, ME8 9HX

Lonsdale Drive area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Rainham North , and the 45th lowest 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 Lonsdale Drive (ME8 9HX) in the last 12 months was 13.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% lower than the Rainham North average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lonsdale Drive (ME8 9HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wheatcroft Grove, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Crofters (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.