Crime Rates at Wyvill Close, Gillingham, ME8 9NE

Wyvill Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Rainham South East , and the 152nd 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 26.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% lower than the Rainham South East average (40.6 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% 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 25 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.