Crime Rates at Long Catlis Road, Gillingham, ME8 9TX

Long Catlis Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Rainham South East , and the 319th highest 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 Long Catlis Road (ME8 9TX) in the last 12 months was 79.6 per 1,000 residents and was 95.8% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Catlis Road (ME8 9TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wollaston Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walsingham Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.