Gillingham North vs Newington

Gillingham North has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,686 crimes in the last 12 months. Newington has a safety score of 2/100 (High Crime) with 1,182 crimes. Gillingham North scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Gillingham North shows a year-on-year crime trend of +26.5% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Newington shows +43.5% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Gillingham North, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,024 incidents). In Newington, it is Violent Crime (616 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Gillingham North recorded 433 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Newington recorded 128. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Gillingham North totalled 1,024 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 616 in Newington. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Gillingham North recorded 2,123 crimes (now 2,686, a change of +26.5%). Newington recorded 824 crimes previously (now 1,182, +43.5%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Gillingham North has a resolution rate of 32.1% and Newington has 24.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Gillingham North falls within the Kent Police boundary. Newington is covered by Kent Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Gillingham North and Newington. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.