Total Crime Rate
24.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Queendown Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Rainham South East , and the 130th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Queendown Avenue (ME8 9NL) in the last 12 months was 24.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queendown Avenue (ME8 9NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gillingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gayhurst Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Campleshon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Campleshon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stoneacre Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Foxburrow Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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