Crime Rates at Wyvill Close, Gillingham, ME8 9NE

Wyvill Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Rainham South East , and the 224th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wyvill Close (ME8 9NE) in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% higher than the Rainham South East average (33.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wyvill Close (ME8 9NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lovelace Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moyle Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.